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Section 1.
"Art. 29
"1.
"2.
"If the detention prisoner does not agree to abide by the same
disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners, he shall be
credited in the service of his sentence with four-fifths of the time
during which he has undergone preventive imprisonment.
"Whenever an accused has undergone preventive imprisonment for a period
equal to or more than the possible maximum imprisonment of the offense
charged to which he may be sentenced and his case is not yet
terminated, he shall be released immediately without prejudice to the
continuation of the trial thereof or the proceeding on appeal, if the
same is under review unless he is detained by virtue of an arrest,
search and seizure order (ASSO). In case the maximum penalty to which
the accused may be sentenced is destierro, he shall be released after
thirty (30) days of preventive imprisonment."
Sec. 2. Since 19.07.98.
Approved: September 20,
1980.
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