Provisional arrest for national proceedings

Hungary

Hungary - International Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (1996) EN

''II. Chapter The extradition, 1. Title Extradition from Hungary''

§ 22. (1)  Extradition arrest may last for a maximum of six months, it may be extended by the Metropolitan Court for a maximum of six months at a time. If extradition is requested for the purpose of enforcing a custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty, the duration of the extradition arrest shall not exceed the duration of the custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty to be executed.

''II. Chapter The extradition, 1. Title Extradition from Hungary''

§ 22(3)  In the case of a person remanded in custody, the date of commencement of arrest shall be the date on which the request for extradition is received by the Minister. In this case, the temporary extradition arrest lasts until the extradition arrest is ordered.

§ 23  (1)  During the order of temporary extradition arrest, if the conditions of extradition can be established on the basis of the available data, the Metropolitan Court shall inform the person requested to extradite that if he consents to extradition, the Minister may consent to extradition upon receipt of the extradition request. even before; record the training and the statement of the person sought to be extradited (simplified extradition).

Rome Statute

Article 92 Provisional arrest

1. In urgent cases, the Court may request the provisional arrest of the person sought, pending presentation of the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91.

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.

3. A person who is provisionally arrested may be released from custody if the requested State has not received the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request as specified in article 91 within the time limits specified in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. However, the person may consent to surrender before the expiration of this period if permitted by the law of the requested State. In such a case, the requested State shall proceed to surrender the person to the Court as soon as possible.

4. The fact that the person sought has been released from custody pursuant to paragraph 3 shall not prejudice the subsequent arrest and surrender of that person if the request for surrender and the documents supporting the request are delivered at a later date.