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Preventive Detention
Constitutional & Public Law Doctrines
Definition
Imprisonment or detention of a person without a formal trial or conviction by a criminal court, executed under statutory provisions (Article 22(3)-(7)) purely to prevent them from committing acts prejudicial to state security, defense, or public order.
Example
An individual is placed under preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA) on verified intelligence that they plan to sabotage critical electrical grid infrastructure ahead of an international summit.