Temporary transfer of persons in custody for purposes of identification or for obtaining testimony or other assistance

Republic of Finland

Finland - International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters 1994 EN

Chapter 1
General provisions

Section 2
Limitations of the scope of application

This Act shall not apply to:

3) temporary transfer of a person in custody to appear as a witness or for purposes of confrontation.

Rome Statute

Article 93 Other forms of cooperation

1. States Parties shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Part and under procedures of national law, comply with requests by the Court to provide the following assistance in relation to investigations or prosecutions:

(f) The temporary transfer of persons as provided in paragraph 7;

7.

(a) The Court may request the temporary transfer of a person in custody for purposes of identification or for obtaining testimony or other assistance. The person may be transferred if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(i) The person freely gives his or her informed consent to the transfer; and

(ii) The requested State agrees to the transfer, subject to such conditions as that State and the Court may agree.

(b) The person being transferred shall remain in custody. When the purposes of the transfer have been fulfilled, the Court shall return the person without delay to the requested State.