Surrender

Republic of Kenya

Kenya - International Crimes Act 2008 EN

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

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(3) The provisions of this Part applying in respect of—
(a) arrest where a request for surrender is received (sections 29 to 31);
(b) provisional arrest in urgent cases (sections 32 to 34);
(c) remand and bail (sections 35 to 38);
(d) eligibility for surrender (sections 39 to 42); and
(e) surrender and temporary surrender (sections 43 to 50),
shall have effect subject to sections 51 to 62 (which prescribe restrictions on surrender and the execution of a request for surrender).

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

Surrender and Temporary Surrender

43. (2) The Minister shall make a surrender order in respect of the person concerned unless—

(a) the Minister is satisfied that surrender of the person must be refused because a mandatory restriction on surrender specified in section 51 (1) applies;
(b) the Minister is satisfied that one of the discretionary restrictions on surrender specified in section 51 (2) applies and that it is appropriate in the circumstances that surrender be refused;
(c) the Minister postpones the execution of a request for surrender in accordance with section 52; or
(d) the Minister makes a temporary surrender order under section 45.

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

Surrender and Temporary Surrender


47. (1) The Minister may make a surrender order in relation to a person who was surrendered to the ICC under a temporary surrender order if—
(a) the person has been convicted by the ICC of an international crime and sentenced to imprison¬ment;
(b) the person is returned to Kenya in order for the Kenyan proceedings or sentence to be completed; and
(c) the ICC, at any time before the person ceases to be the subject of Kenyan proceedings or ceases to be liable to be detained in a Kenyan prison, requests that, when he ceases to be the subject of such proceedings or ceases to be so liable, the person be surrendered to serve the sentence imposed by the ICC.

(2) An order under subsection (1) shall not be made unless the Minister has determined, in accordance with section 43, that the person is to be surrendered.
(3) If a surrender order is made under this section, the order takes effect on the same day that the person ceases to be subject to the Kenyan proceedings or ceases to be liable to be detained in a Kenyan prison.

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

Restrictions on Surrender

51. (1) The Minister shall refuse a request by the ICC for the surrender of a person if—

(c) section 62 (2) applies.

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

Restrictions on Surrender

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(2) Nothing in this section limits or affects section 44 which allows the Minister, after consultation with the ICC, to make a surrender order that comes into force at a later date if a person is serving a sentence for a different offence against Kenyan law.

Rome Statute

Article 89 Surrender of persons to the Court

1. The Court may transmit a request for the arrest and surrender of a person, together with the material supporting the request outlined in article 91, to any State on the territory of which that person may be found and shall request the cooperation of that State in the arrest and surrender of such a person. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the procedure under their national law, comply with requests for arrest and surrender.

2. Where the person sought for surrender brings a challenge before a national court on the basis of the principle of ne bis in idem as provided in article 20, the requested State shall immediately consult with the Court to determine if there has been a relevant ruling on admissibility. If the case is admissible, the requested State shall proceed with the execution of the request. If an admissibility ruling is pending, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for surrender of the person until the Court makes a determination on admissibility.

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(a) A State Party shall authorize, in accordance with its national procedural law, transportation through its territory of a person being surrendered to the Court by another State, except where transit through that State would impede or delay the surrender.

(b) A request by the Court for transit shall be transmitted in accordance with article 87. The request for transit shall contain:

(i) A description of the person being transported;

(ii) A brief statement of the facts of the case and their legal characterization; and

(iii) The warrant for arrest and surrender;

(c) A person being transported shall be detained in custody during the period of transit;

(d) No authorization is required if the person is transported by air and no landing is scheduled on the territory of the transit State;

(e) If an unscheduled landing occurs on the territory of the transit State, that State may require a request for transit from the Court as provided for in subparagraph (b). The transit State shall detain the person being transported until the request for transit is received and the transit is effected, provided that detention for purposes of this subparagraph may not be extended beyond 96 hours from the unscheduled landing unless the request is received within that time.

4. If the person sought is being proceeded against or is serving a sentence in the requested State for a crime different from that for which surrender to the Court is sought, the requested State, after making its decision to grant the request, shall consult with the Court.