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 No measure of custody shall be applied to an arrestee in excess of the mere necessity to prevent his abscondment.

No arrestee shall be placed under custody in excess of the necessity of the circumstances of the case. In the event that the case concerns a petty offence, the arrestee can only be placed under custody for the period of time for interrogating him and for ascertaining who he is and where his residence is, save where an official finds that he would abscond if he is released.

No arrestee shall be placed under custody over forty-eight hours from the time of his arrival at the office of an administrative or police official, but the time of travelling to bring him to the court shall not be included in those forty-eight hours. In the event of necessity for the conduct of an inquiry or other necessity, the period of forty-eight hours may be extended to the extent necessary, but not over fifteen days.

If it becomes necessary to place the arrestee under custody over the period of time according to the previous paragraph so as to allow the inquiry to be finished, the arrestee shall be sent to the court and a public prosecutor or inquiry official shall move to the court for a warrant of his detention.