406. Mutual legal assistance requests by the RMI.
The Attorney-General may pursuant to the authorization granted under section 406, request the appropriate authority of a foreign country to:
(3) locate or restrain any property believed to be the proceeds of crime located in the foreign country;
(4) confiscate any property believed to be located in the foreign country, which is the subject of a confiscation order made under any law in place in the RMI for the purpose of preventing money laundering or realizing proceeds of crime;
Rule 32.2. Seized Property
(a) Retention. Any property seized in connection with an alleged offense must be retained pending trial in accordance with the orders of the court. Such property must be produced in court, if practicable. If the property is perishable, the court may order that it be sold and the proceeds held until the disposition of the case.
(b) Disposition. At the termination of the trial the court may order that the property, or the funds resulting from the sale of the property, be restored to the owner or may make such other proper order as may be required that shall be incorporated in the record of the case.
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:
(k) The identification, tracing and freezing or seizure of proceeds, property and assets and instrumentalities of crimes for the purpose of eventual forfeiture, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties; and