Article 82

At any proceeding related to pre-trial release, the accused shall have the right to be present at such proceedings. The investigating police officer and the prosecutor shall also have the right to be present, provided that the hearing may be held in their absence, if the public prosecutor has been given 24 hours’ notice of the hearing.

The Court to which an application for pre-trial release is made shall hold a hearing without delay and shall make its decision with 48 hours of the close of the hearing. Any decision granting or denying the application for pre-trial release shall be in writing and set forth the reasons for any such grant or denial.