‘Extraction arrest’ is a colloquial term for pretrial detention that is repeatedly extended in order to get the arrested person to confess to charges or incriminate others. Polish criminal procedure completely excludes the possibility of such arrest, which is basically an investigative method. Nevertheless, law enforcement authorities, with the approval of the courts, often use pretrial detention precisely to force the suspect to adopt a certain attitude, primarily related to cooperation with law enforcement. This violates the prohibition against forcing a suspect to self-incriminate.
