IV ARREST, CUSTODY AND SURRENDER OF THE ACCUSED PERSON
Parties in the Surrender Procedure and the Competent Court
Article 22
Parties in the surrender procedure include the accused persons being sought for surrender, and the competent Public Prosecutor.
An International Criminal Court Representative is entitled to witness all actions during the surrender procedure, but s/he is not in the capacity of a Party in the procedure.
The Higher Court in Belgrade shall exercise jurisdiction as to the decision making in the surrender procedure.
IV ARREST, CUSTODY AND SURRENDER OF THE ACCUSED PERSON
Decision Taking on the Request of the International Criminal Court
Article 26
The request for surrender of the accused person to the International Criminal Court shall be decided upon by the competent Chamber.
The accused person shall be introduced by the Chamber to the request of the International Criminal Court and the charges before said Court, and interrogated, by analogous application of the Criminal Procedure Code, about the criminal offence that s/he is charged with, including all other circumstances significant to taking a decision as to the request.
During the interrogation the Chamber is obliged to proceed in the manner specified in Article 24, paragraph 5 of this Law.
The Chamber shall pass a ruling on surrender of the accused person to the International Criminal Court once it has established as follows :
1) the request relates to the accused person who is undergoing the surrender procedure, and the identity of the accused person is confirmed,
2) the requirements referred to in Article 91 of the Statute concerning the content of the request are met,
3) the accused is undergoing criminal proceedings for the criminal offence falling under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court,
4) there are no obstacles to the surrender of the accused person to the International Criminal Court.
Where the criminal proceeding has already been instituted in the Republic of Serbia against the accused person relative to whom the surrender is requested by the International Criminal Court, and such request was transmitted to the Republic of Serbia after the beginning of said proceedings, the ruling on surrender may be passed only if the requirements provided for in Article 17 of the Statute are met.
If the Chamber establishes that the presumptions under paragraph 4 of this Article are not met, it shall rule to refuse the request for surrender of the accused person to the International Criminal Court.
Once a ruling on the request of the International Criminal Court has been passed, custody may be in force up to the point when the accused person is surrendered to the International Criminal Court, i.e. to the point when the ruling on refusing the request becomes final, within a period specified in the Constitution and law.
IV ARREST, CUSTODY AND SURRENDER OF THE ACCUSED PERSON
Enforcement and Rulings on Surrender
Article 28
The ruling to surrender the accused person to the International Criminal Court may be enforced when it becomes final and when no obstacles to the enforcement of the ruling exist.
The Minister competent for the judiciary may provisionally postpone the enforcement of the ruling granting surrender of the accused person when it is necessary due to an illness of the accused person or for other justified reasons.
Submission of a Ruling on Surrender
Article 29
A final and enforceable ruling granting surrender of the accused person to the International Criminal Court shall be submitted to the Ministry which shall, in turn, transmit it to the International Criminal Court.
The Ministry shall submit the ruling referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the Police to enforce it.
Surrender of the Accused Person to the International Criminal Court
Article 30
Surrender of the accused person to the International Criminal Court shall be conducted by the Police.
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.
(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.