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Delay, according to forean attorneys and legal scholars, is a frequent

problem. It is possible for an accused to be detained a total of seven months

before sriake Due to overérowded calendars-and- the scarcity. of counsel

on both sides, delays are frequent.

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27 1¢ a judicial police official arrests a suspect, this suspect must be
transferred to the public prosecutor within ten days, or released. (Code Crim
Proc, Art 202). The public prosecutor has a further ten days (Code Crim Proc,
Art 203) renewable once for ten days (Code Crim Proc, Art 205) within which
to institute a public action. (Code Crim Proc, Art 70). Detention "may be
imposed for two months renewable twice for like period" (Code Crim Proc, Art
92). In this context, it should be noted that the detention of the March 15
"election riggers," from June 1960 until March 1961 was effected simply by an
act of the National Assembly which temporarily extended detention. This

- illustrates the impermanence of many protections under current Korean law.