Refusal of ICC request - protection of national security

Republic of Bulgaria

Bulgaria - Criminal Procedure Code 2006 (2011) EN

BULGARIA - PENAL PROCEDURE CODE

Part two. EVIDENCING

Chapter thirty six. PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION WITH INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON PENAL CASES

Section III. International Legal Assistance in Penal Cases

Art. 472. The international legal assistance may be refused if the granting of the request could endanger the sovereignty, national security, public order or other interests protected by law.

Part 7 Special Procedures

Chapter 36 Procedures in Connection with International Cooperation in Penal Cases

Section 3 International Assistance in Penal Cases

Article 472

Refusal of international legal assistance

The international legal assistance may be refused if the granting of the request could endanger the sovereignty, national security, public order or other interests protected by law.

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

4. In accordance with article 72, a State Party may deny a request for assistance, in whole or in part, only if the request concerns the production of any documents or disclosure of evidence which relates to its national security.