Section 64 Transport of witnesses
(1) Foreign nationals who are in remand detention or in prison or have been ordered to be placed under a measure of reform and prevention involving deprivation of liberty in a foreign state may be transported, in the capacity as witness, through the area of application of this Act to a third state upon request by a competent agency for the purpose of a hearing, an identity parade or a visual inspection and then transported back following the taking of evidence.
(2) The persons concerned are kept under arrest to secure the transport. Sections 27, 30 (1), 42, 44, 45 (3) and (4), 47 and 63 (2) apply accordingly.
Section 69
Temporary transfer from abroad for German proceedings
(1) Whoever is in remand detention or in prison or who has been ordered to be placed under a measure of reform and prevention involving deprivation of liberty in a foreign state and who has been temporarily transferred upon request, in the capacity as witness, to a German court or German authority for the purpose of a hearing, an identity parade or a visual inspection is kept under arrest within the area of application of this Act to secure their return.
(2) It is for the court which is seised of the case to give the decision on the arrest, in preparatory proceedings the judge at the local court in whose district the public prosecution office conducting the proceedings has its seat. There is no right of appeal against the decision.
(3) Sections 27 and 45 (4), section 62 (1) sentence 1 no. 3 and (2) sentence 1, and section 63 (2) apply accordingly.
Section 70
Temporary transfer abroad for German proceedings
Whoever is in remand detention or in prison or who has been ordered to be placed under a measure of reform and prevention involving deprivation of liberty within the area of application of this Act may be transferred to a foreign state for the taking of evidence in criminal proceedings being conducted within the area of application of this Act if the conditions of section 62 (1) sentence 1 nos. 1, 3 and 4 are met. Section 62 (1) sentence 2 and (2) and (3) applies accordingly.
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;