Court Stresses Language Comprehension for Detainee Contesting COFEPOSA Detention Order Linked to Smuggling and Baggage Rules.

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....Seeking release from preventive detention - COFEPOSA - Smuggling - Baggage Rules - Merely because a detenu is able to sign or write a few words in English or any other language, does not mean that the detenu is ‘conversant with the language’, since the detenu may yet not be able to effectively understand the contents of the grounds of detention and the relied-upon documents, to be able to make an effective representation against the detention order. - HC....