National Government of the Republic of China

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National Government of the Republic of China Final Draft Constitution of the Republic of China (1936)

Rights and Duties of Citizens Article 8 All citizens of the Republic of China shall be equal before the law.
Article 9 All citizens shall have personal liberty and, except in accordance with law, may not be arrested, detained, tried or punished. When a citizen is arrested or detained on suspicion of having committed a criminal act, the authority responsible for such action shall immediately inform the citizen himself and his relatives of the cause for his arrest or detention and shall, within twenty-four hours, send him to a competent court for trial.
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