Provisional arrest for national proceedings

Argentina

Argentina - Criminal Procedure Code (ES) 1991 (2019)

ARTÍCULO 221.- Peligro de fuga. Para decidir acerca del peligro de fuga se deberán tener en cuenta, entre otras, las siguientes pautas:
a. Arraigo, determinado por el domicilio, residencia habitual, asiento de la familia y de sus negocios o trabajo, y las facilidades para abandonar el país o permanecer oculto;
b. Las circunstancias y naturaleza del hecho, la pena que se espera como resultado del procedimiento, la imposibilidad de condenación condicional, la constatación de detenciones previas, y la posibilidad de declaración de reincidencia por delitos dolosos;
c. El comportamiento del imputado durante el procedimiento en cuestión, otro anterior o que se encuentre en trámite; en particular, si incurrió en rebeldía o si ocultó o proporcionó falsa información sobre su identidad o domicilio, en la medida en que cualquiera de estas circunstancias permitan presumir que no se someterá a la persecución penal.

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.