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(4) The law shall provide for penal and civil SECTION 18. (1) No person shall be
sanctions for violations of this section as well detained solely by reason of his political
as compensation to and rehabilitation of beliefs and aspirations.
victims of torture or similar practices, and
their families. (2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall
exist except as a punishment for a crime
SECTION 13. All persons, except those whereof the party shall have been duly
charged with offenses punishable by convicted.
reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is
strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable SECTION 19. (1) Excessive fines shall not
by sufficient sureties, or be released on be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman
recognizance as may be provided by law. punishment inflicted. Neither shall death
The right to bail shall not be impaired even penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling
when the privilege of the writ of habeas reasons involving heinous crimes, the
corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall Congress hereafter provides for it. Any death
not be required. penalty already imposed shall be reduced to
reclusion perpetua.
SECTION 14. (1) No person shall be held to
answer for a criminal offense without due (2) The employment of physical,
process of law. psychological, or degrading punishment
(2) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused against any prisoner or detainee or the use
shall be presumed innocent until the contrary of substandard or inadequate penal facilities
is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be under subhuman conditions shall be dealt
heard by himself and counsel, to be informed with by law.
of the nature and cause of the accusation
against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and SECTION 20. No person shall be imprisoned
public trial, to meet the witnesses face to for debt or non-payment of a poll tax.
face, and to have compulsory process to
secure the attendance of witnesses and the SECTION 21. No person shall be twice put in
production of evidence in his behalf. jeopardy of punishment for the same
However, after arraignment, trial may offense. If an act is punished by a law and an
proceed notwithstanding the absence of the ordinance, conviction or acquittal under
accused provided that he has been duly either shall constitute a bar to another
notified and his failure to appear is prosecution for the same act.
unjustifiable.
SECTION 22. No ex post facto law or bill of
SECTION 15. The privilege of the writ of attainder shall be enacted.
habeas corpus shall not be suspended
except in cases of invasion or rebellion when
the public safety requires it.