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Practice Relating to Rule 122. Pillage of the Personal Belongings of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
III. Military Manuals
Guinea’s Disciplinary Regulations (2012) states: “As soon as they are captured, prisoners must be treated humanely. … Effects and articles of personal use, military equipment and military documents shall remain in their possession.” 
Guinea, Règlement de Service dans les Forces Armées, Volume 1: Règlement de Discipline Générale (Service Regulations in the Armed Forces, Volume 1: General Discipline Regulations), 2012 edition, Ministère de la Défense Nationale, approved by Presidential Decree No. D 293/PRG/SGG/2012, 6 December 2012, Article 13(a). The second sentence reads in the original text: “Ils doivent rester en possession de leurs effets et objets d’usage personnel, équipements et documents militaires.”