OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 7th Year No. 27 ADDIS ABABA - 12th June , 2001 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 239/2001 Anti - Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence ( Amendment ) Proclamation Page 1516 PROCLAMATION NO . 239/2001 A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE ANTI - CORRUPTION SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND RULES OF EVIDENCE PROCLAMATION WHEREAS , it has become necessary to amend the Anti - Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamation ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 ( 1 ) of the Constitution of the Fedeal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia , it is hereby proclaimed as follows : 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the “ Anti - Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence ( Amendment ) Proclamation No. 239/2001 . 2. Amendment The following new Article 51 is included in Section Seven of the Anti - Corruption Special Procedure and Rules of Evidence Proclamtion No. 236/2001 , and the previous Articles 51,52 and 53 are renumbered as Articles 52 , 53 and 54 respectively . Unit Price The African Law Archive – No. 27 12 June , 2001 Page 1517 “ 51. Investigation and Bail 1 ) Any application for arrest , search , remand , restraining or any other similar application or issue related to investigation of corruption offences shall be heard by the court which has a jurisdiction to hear cases of corruption offences . 2 ) A person who is arrested on suspicion of having committed a corruption offence shall not be released on bail . ” 3. Effective Date This Proclamation shall come into force as of the 12th day of June , 2001 . Addis Ababa , tius 12th day of June , 2001 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive
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