Contents of request for provisional arrest

Republic of Kenya

Kenya - International Crimes Act 2008 EN

PART III—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

24. (1) The Attorney-General or the Minister, as the
case may be, shall consult with the ICC without delay
if—
(a) a request for assistance is received from the ICC that
does not contain or is not accompanied by the appropriate information or the appropriate documents specified in articles 87, 91, 92, 93, or 96 of the Rome Statute;

Rome Statute

Article 92 Provisional arrest

2. The request for provisional arrest shall be made by any medium capable of delivering a written record and shall contain:

(a) Information describing the person sought, sufficient to identify the person, and information as to that person's probable location;

(b) A concise statement of the crimes for which the person's arrest is sought and of the facts which are alleged to constitute those crimes, including, where possible, the date and location of the crime;

(c) A statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest or a judgement of conviction against the person sought; and

(d) A statement that a request for surrender of the person sought will follow.