SPECIAL PART
SECTION ELEVEN
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
Chapter LVII
LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
Article 497. Release of a person arrested in connection with a request for his extradition
497.1. A person detained under Article 495.3 of this Code shall be released if, within 48 hours of his detention, the prosecuting authority of the Azerbaijan Republic does not receive an official request for his extradition.
497.2. If a person is arrested under Article 495.1 of this Code before the decision on his extradition is taken, he shall be immediately released if the prosecuting authority of the Azerbaijan Republic decides that it is impossible, or refuses, to extradite him.
SPECIAL PART
SECTION ELEVEN
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
Chapter LVII
LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
Article 499. Handing over of an extradited person
499.2. If the competent authority of the foreign state does not accept the person concerned within 15 (fifteen) days of the date arranged for his extradition, the person shall be released from detention.
3. A person who is provisionally arrested may be released from custody if the requested State has not received the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91 within the time limits specified in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. However, the person may consent to surrender before the expiration of this period if permitted by the law of the requested State. In such a case, the requested State shall proceed to surrender the person to the Court as soon as possible.