The constitution also in a related manner prohibits “double jeopardy”, Article 28 (9) states that “A person who shows that he or she has been tried by a competent court for criminal offence and convicted or acquitted of that offence, shall not again be tried for the offence or for any criminal offence of which he or she could have been convicted at the trial for that offence, except upon the order of superior court in the course of appeal or review proceedings relating to the conviction or acquittal”.
" La Constitution interdit aussi, de façon connexe, la double incrimination : l'article 28, paragraphe 9, stipule que "Nul ne peut être poursuivi ou condamné en raison d'une infraction pour laquelle il a déjà été condamné par un tribunal compétent, sauf sur décision d'une juridiction supérieure dans le cadre d'une procédure de recours ou de révision portant sur la condamnation ou l'acquittement. "