A constitution and its accompanying laws if rooted in safeguarding the liberty of the human person would not back indefinite detention without trial.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice has the duty to serve as oversight of the criminal justice system. In certain cases, prosecution cannot even commence without the fiat of the Attorney General. In other cases, the Attorney General has power to enter a nolle prosequi.
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