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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Afghanistan - Law on Extradition and Legal Cooperation 2013 EN

Chapter 3 Legal Cooperation

Article Twenty Nine

Entities for Legal Cooperation

Entities for legal cooperation and their limits,[in accordance with law], are the Ministry of Interior, the Central Bank, the Attorney General’s Office and the Supreme Court in the following manner:

a. In the detection stage, the Police agency in the jurisdiction in which the crime took place or the Financial Investigation Unit ,as outlined in Article 19 of the Anti-Money Laundering Law.

b. In the investigation stage, the Prosecution Office in the jurisdiction in which the crime took place or the Prosecution Office where the monies and assets are located.

c. In the trial stage, the court in jurisdiction in which the crime took place or the court where the monies and assets are located.

Rome Statute

Article 87 Requests for cooperation: general provisions

1.

(a) The Court shall have the authority to make requests to States Parties for cooperation. The requests shall be transmitted through the diplomatic channel or any other appropriate channel as may be designated by each State Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Subsequent changes to the designation shall be made by each State Party in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.