Temporary transfer of persons in custody for purposes of identification or for obtaining testimony or other forms of assistance - authority - ICC proceedings

Kenya

Kenya - International Crimes Act 2008 EN

PART III—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

20. (1) This Part shall apply to a request by the ICC for assistance that is made under—

(a) Part 9 of the Rome Statute, in relation to—

(vii) the temporary transfer of prisoners;

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

28.

(3) The provisions of this Part applying in respect of—
(a) arrest where a request for surrender is received (sections 29 to 31);
(b) provisional arrest in urgent cases (sections 32 to 34);
(c) remand and bail (sections 35 to 38);
(d) eligibility for surrender (sections 39 to 42); and
(e) surrender and temporary surrender (sections 43 to 50),
shall have effect subject to sections 51 to 62 (which prescribe restrictions on surrender and the execution of a request for surrender).

PART V—DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Temporary Transfer of Prisoners

90. Where the ICC requests assistance under paragraph 1 (f) of article 93 of the Rome Statute in facilitating the temporary transfer to the ICC of a Kenyan prisoner, the Attorney-General shall give authority for the request to proceed if he is satisfied that—
(a) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or any proceedings before the ICC; and
(b) the prisoner's attendance is sought for the purposes of identification or for obtaining evidence or other assistance.

Rome Statute

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:

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

7.

(a) The Court may request the temporary transfer of a person in custody for purposes of identification or for obtaining testimony or other assistance. The person may be transferred if the following conditions are fulfilled:

(i) The person freely gives his or her informed consent to the transfer; and

(ii) The requested State agrees to the transfer, subject to such conditions as that State and the Court may agree.

(b) The person being transferred shall remain in custody. When the purposes of the transfer have been fulfilled, the Court shall return the person without delay to the requested State.