Cameroon Criminal Procedure Code 2005 - On TRACK against ...

Section 8:(1) Any person suspected of '- having committed an offence shall be presumed innocent until hisguilt has been legally established in the course of a trial where he shall be given all necessaryguarantees for his defence.(2) The presumption of innocence shall apply to every suspect, defendant and accused.Section 9:(1) A suspect shall be a person against whom there exists any informationor clue which tends to establish that he may have committed an offence or participated in itscommission.(2) The defendant shall be any suspect whom an Examining Magistrate notifies that he ispresumed henceforth either as the offender or co-offender, or as an accomplice.(3) An accused shall be a person who must appear before the trial court to answer to the chargebrought against him, whether in respect of a simple offence, a misdemeanour or a felony.Section 10: Where in the course of the investigation or trial, it is established that a person hasusurped a civil stains or has been convicted under a false identity, the proceedings shall be stayeduntil such identity is rectified, at the instance of the Legal Department which shall, to this effect,and as the case may be, refer the issue to the competent judicial identity service or to the courtwhose decision contains the error on the identity of the convict.PART IICOURT PROCESSESSection 11:(1) A court process shall be a written document by which a magistrate or a court orders either:- the appearance or production of an individual before them; or- the remand in custody of a suspect, a defendant, an accused, or