Why "suspect" does not mean "perpetrator".

Article 11 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: everyone is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a public trial. The burden of proof lies with the prosecution, not the accused. Nobody has to prove their innocence, and doubt works in the defendant's favour. Almost every constitution in the world contains this principle.

Useful: When headlines report an arrest, remember: the trial has not even begun.

Source: un.org

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