Cooperation under procedures of national law

Mongolia

Criminal Procedure Law of Mongolia

PART XI
MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER FORTY SIX
TRANSFER OF GUILTY PERSON FOR PURPOSES OF CHARGING WITH CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENFORCING DECREE OF SENTENCING

Article 404. Request to Transfer Citizen of Mongolia

404.1. Request to transfer a citizen of Mongolia who has left for a foreign country after committing a crime on the territory of Mongolia shall be made before an authorized organization of the foreign country according to rules provided by law and international agreements.

404.2. The request shall specify following:

404.2.1. his/her name, parents names and family name, his/her date of birth;

404.2.2. country of citizenship, description and a photo;

404.2.3. short summary of the crimes committed by the person, provision of law applicable, sentence imposed by court if convicted;

404.2.4. date of decree on conviction or on charge as accused;

404.2.5. certified copies of documents attached to the request.


Article 405. Implementing the Requirement to Transfer Foreign Citizen

405.1. Request made by an authorized organization of a foreign country to transfer a foreign citizen, or stateless person who has committed a crime or has been sentenced on the territory of the foreign country shall be implemented according to rules provided by law and international agreements.

405.2. If the person described by Article 405.1. of this Law and to be transferred is serving an
imprisonment sentence on the territory of Mongolia the transfer may be postponed until the person finishes serving the sentence or is released from serving the sentence.

405.3. If such postponement of the transfer allows the time limit for prosecuting the crime to be expired or hinders investigation of the crime, the person may be transferred.


Article 406. Refusal to Transfer

406.1. In following occasions a transfer of a criminal shall not take place:

406.1.1. if the person is a citizen of Mongolia;

406.1.2. if the criminal has been awarded asylum in Mongolia;

406.1.3. if the grounds for the request to transfer are not considered to be a crime in Mongolia;

406.1.4. if the statute of limitation for the particular crime has been expired according to legislation of Mongolia or there are circumstances based on other grounds excluding initiating of criminal case or sentencing.


Article 407. Transfer of a Person with Dual Citizenship or Stateless Person

407.1. Transfer of a person with dual citizenship or stateless person shall be resolved as provided by this Law.


Article 408. Confinement Under Guard for the Purpose of Transfer

408.1. If there is ground for satisfaction of the request of authorized organization of foreign country and for transfer of a criminal, he/she shall be arrested and confined under guard until the transfer and the requesting organization shall be informed immediately on date and place of the transfer.

408.2. If the person confined under guard as provided by Article 408.1. of this Law is not received
within 30 days, he/she shall be released by an decree of procurator.

408.3. The person released as provided by Article 408.2. of this Law may be again confined under guard if new request has been made.


Article 409. Transfer of Property and Other Evidence

409.1. In transferring a foreign citizen or stateless person to a foreign country according to rules
provided by this Law, the tools and other items used in perpetrating of crime and other property bearing signs of the crime or obtained through criminal activities and other necessary evidence shall be transferred.

409.2. If the evidence described in Article 409.1. of this Law is required for resolution of other cases it may be refused to transfer it.

409.3. The property described in Article 409.1. of this Law shall be transferred when the relevant
organization of foreign country issues a guarantee to return the property upon resolution of the case.


CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
TRANSFERRING A PERSON SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT TO THE COUNTRY OF HIS/HER JURISDICTION

Article 410. Grounds for Transferring Convict Sentenced to Imprisonment to Country of His/Her Jurisdiction

410.1. Issues of transferring a convict sentenced to imprisonment by a court of Mongolia to the country of his/her jurisdiction or transferring a citizen of Mongolia sentenced to imprisonment by a foreign court to Mongolia shall be resolved according to conditions and rules provided by international agreements of Mongolia established with the respective country.

410.2. Decision on transferring a person sentenced to imprisonment by a court of Mongolia to the
country of his/her jurisdiction shall be made by the Procurator General of Mongolia and this shall be informed to the court that has issued the sentence and the court decision enforcement agency if not provided otherwise by law or international agreement of Mongolia.


Article 411. Refusing to Transfer Convict Sentenced to Imprisonment to Country of His/Her Jurisdiction

411.1. In following occasions it may be refused to transfer a person sentenced to imprisonment by a court of Mongolia to his/her country of jurisdiction:

411.1.1. if no action, for which the person has been sentenced, is considered to be a crime by legislation of the person's country of jurisdiction;

411.1.2. if it is not possible to enforce the sentence in the country of jurisdiction due to fact that time limit for prosecuting the crime has expired by legislation of the person's country of jurisdiction or for
other reasons;

411.1.3. if the convict or the country that has requested to transfer has not implemented a provision of the decree with respect to civil claim or has not submitted such a guarantee;

411.1.4. if agreement has not been reached on transferring the convict based on conditions provided by international agreements;

411.1.5. if the convict was a permanent resident in Mongolia.


Article 412. Reviewing and Resolving a Request to Transfer a Mongolian Citizen for Purposes of Enforcing a Sentence

412.1. If not otherwise provided by law or international agreement of Mongolia, a citizen of Mongolia sentenced to imprisonment by a foreign court shall be presented to the Procurator General of Mongolia by the convict, his/her lawful representative or relatives, or with the permission of the convict by the diplomatic representative of Mongolia residing in the respective country or by an authorized organization of the country.

412.2. The Procurator General of Mongolia shall review the request and decide whether to satisfy the request or not.

412.3. If the Procurator General of Mongolia has satisfied the request the convict shall be transferred according to agreements established with the respective country.


Article 413. Procedures for Resolving Through Courts the Issue Related with Implementing Decrees of Foreign Courts

413.1. A judge of soum or district court by issuing an order shall resolve the issue of serving a sentence in Mongolia by a person transferred as provided in Article 418 of this Law, based on the submission of the Procurator General and according to jurisdiction established by the Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

413.2. An order of judge shall contain following provisions:

413.2.1. name of the foreign court, place and date of issuing the decree;

413.2.2. place of last residence or last employment in Mongolia;

413.2.3. the crime committed by the convict and articles, paragraphs and provisions of law applied by the foreign court on him;

413.2.4. articles, paragraphs and provisions of Criminal Law of Mongolia to be applied on the actions of the convict.

413.2.5. Term of sentence imposed by the foreign court on the convict, type of prison unit, term to be served in Mongolia, type of prison unit and procedures for compensating damages.

413.3. If the term of sentence imposed by the foreign court is greater than the maximum term to be imposed by Criminal Law on the particular crime, the term to be served in Mongolia shall be established as equal to the maximum term to be imposed by Criminal Law on the particular crime.

413.4. If, according to law of Mongolia, it is not allowable to impose imprisonment sentence on the
crime, despite the fact that an imprisonment sentence has been imposed by a foreign court, court shall resolve this by imposing other type of sentence analogous to that of foreign court in type and term.

413.5. If, despite the fact that an convict was sentenced by a foreign court for committing several
crimes, but according to law of Mongolia, the crimes are not considered to be crimes, court shall terminate the case and release the convict from criminal responsibilities and convictions.

413.6. An order of judge shall enter into force from the moment of issuance and a procurator may
protest the order.

413.7. An order of judge shall be delivered to a procurator for enforcement.

413.8. All issues of enforcing court decisions such early release, replacement of a sentence with lighter sentence, giving amnesty or pardoning of a sentence for a person who is transferred from abroad to serve the sentence in Mongolia as provided in this Article shall be regulated by law and legislation of Mongolia.

413.9. If an amnesty law is adopted in a foreign country, the law shall be applicable to a person who has been sentenced there and transferred and a decision to such effect shall be made by a judge of court of the first instance in jurisdiction of which the sentence enforcement unit is located.

Rome Statute

Article 88 Availability of procedures under national law

States Parties shall ensure that there are procedures available under their national law for all of the forms of cooperation which are specified under this Part.

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.

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:

(a) The identification and whereabouts of persons or the location of items;

(b) The taking of evidence, including testimony under oath, and the production of evidence, including expert opinions and reports necessary to the Court;

(c) The questioning of any person being investigated or prosecuted;

(d) The service of documents, including judicial documents;

(e) Facilitating the voluntary appearance of persons as witnesses or experts before the Court;

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

(g) The examination of places or sites, including the exhumation and examination of grave sites;

(h) The execution of searches and seizures;

(i) The provision of records and documents, including official records and documents;

(j) The protection of victims and witnesses and the preservation of evidence;

(k) The identification, tracing and freezing or seizure of proceeds, property and assets and instrumentalities of crimes for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties; and

(l) Any other type of assistance which is not prohibited by the law of the requested State, with a view to facilitating the investigation and prosecution of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court.

Article 99 Execution of requests under articles 93 and 96

1. Requests for assistance shall be executed in accordance with the relevant procedure under the law of the requested State and, unless prohibited by such law, in the manner specified in the request, including following any procedure outlined therein or permitting persons specified in the request to be present at and assist in the execution process.