Chapter 2 Provision of legal assistance in criminal cases
Article 7 (1)
Temporary transfer of a person held in custody in Georgia to the territory of a foreign country for the purpose of participation in an investigative action
1. Where there are relevant legal grounds, if during the conduct of an investigative action in the territory of a foreign state in relation to a criminal case conducted by the competent authorities of Georgia, there arises a need for the presence of a person who is held in custody in Georgia, the investigator, prosecutor or judge (court) shall be authorised to require, through the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, a temporary transfer of this person to the territory of the foreign state for participation in the relevant investigative action.
2. In the case provided for by paragraph 1 of this article, prior written consent from the person held in custody in Georgia shall be necessary for a temporary transfer of such person to the territory of a foreign state.
3. The request specified in paragraph 1 of this article may be sent to a competent authority of a foreign state in the form of a request for legal assistance. The written consent of the person held in custody in Georgia, or a copy of such consent, shall be attached to the request.
4. The procedure and conditions for a temporary transfer of a person held in custody in Georgia to a foreign state shall be determined under a written agreement entered into between the Ministry of Justice of Georgia and the competent authorities of the foreign state.
5.In accordance with this article, a person temporarily transferred to the territory of a foreign state, including in the case of transit through a third State, shall remain in custody, if the Ministry of Justice of Georgia does not require their release from custody.
6. The period of detention of a person temporarily transferred to the territory of a foreign state shall be counted towards the total period of the sentence imposed by the court.
Chapter 3 Extradition
Article 17
Transfer of a person to a third state
1. A person extradited from a foreign state may not be transferred to a third state without the consent of the extraditing state.
2. For the purposes of this article, consent shall be requested by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia.
Chapter 3 Extradition
Article 35
Transfer of physical evidence
1. Unless otherwise provided for by an international or individual agreement of Georgia, the items and/or documents seized from an extraditable person, which can be used as evidence in a criminal case, shall be sent to the competent authority of the requesting state.
2. Items and documents of material value, if they do not belong to the extraditable person, shall be sent only after receiving assurances in respect of safeguarding and returning them to the owner. The assurances shall be given by the requesting authority.
Chapter 5 Transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of persons sentenced to imprisonment for the purpose of serving a sentence
Article 43
General provisions on the transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of persons sentenced to imprisonment for the purpose of serving a sentence
1. Where there are relevant legal grounds, a Georgian citizen or a person domiciled in Georgia who has been sentenced to imprisonment in a foreign state may request to be transferred to Georgia to serve the remaining part of the sentence.
2. Where there are relevant legal grounds, a foreigner sentenced to imprisonment in Georgia may request to be transferred to the his/her state of nationality to serve the remaining part of the sentence.
3. The Ministry of Corrections of Georgia shall ensure that foreigners sentenced to imprisonment in Georgia are informed of the rights specified in paragraph 2 of this article.
4. The decision on the transfer to a foreign state of foreigners convicted by the courts of Georgia, or on the transfer to Georgia of citizens of Georgia and of persons domiciled in Georgia who have been convicted in a foreign state, shall be made by the Minister of Justice of Georgia.
5. The Ministry of Justice of Georgia shall ensure the interaction with foreign states on the transfer of convicted persons, as well as the conduct of appropriate procedures for discussing and deciding on the transfer of convicted persons.
6. The transfer of a convicted person may be effected only after the court judgement against him/her becomes final.
7. The following may serve as grounds for commencing the examination of a request for the transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of a convicted person:
a. a request of a competent authority of the state of nationality of the convicted person, or a request of a competent authority of the state whose court delivered the judgement convicting the person;
b. an application of the convicted person, or of his/her defence lawyer, close relative or legal representative.
8. During the examination of a request for the transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of a convicted person, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia shall obtain the following documents:
a. a certified copy of the final judgement;
b. a document certifying the entry into force of the final judgement;
c. a certified copy (if any) of a decision of a higher court of the court that delivered the judgement;
d. a document concerning the part of the sentence served by the convicted person;
e. a document concerning the remaining part of the sentence;
f. the text of the article of the Criminal Code under which the person was convicted;
g. unless otherwise provided for by an international or individual agreement of Georgia or the conditions of reciprocity, the written consent of the convicted person to the transfer, and where the convicted person is unable to express his/her wish, the consent of his/her close relative or legal representative;
h. a certificate of health of the convicted person;
i. a document certifying citizenship of the receiving state;
j. the opinions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and of the State Security Service of Georgia on the reasonableness of transferring the convicted person.
9. A convicted person shall not be transferred if:
a. the act for which the person is convicted is not deemed to be an offence or is not punishable with imprisonment under the legislation of the State that is requesting the transfer and of which the convicted person is a national;
b. there is no consent from the convicted person (unless otherwise provided for by an international or individual agreement of Georgia or the conditions of reciprocity), and in cases where a convicted person is unable to express his/her wishes freely due to his/her age, or physical or mental handicap, the consent of his/her close relative or legal representative;
c. the remaining term of the sentence to be served by the convicted person is less than 6 months at the moment of receiving the request for transfer. In exceptional cases, Georgia and the foreign state concerned may agree on a transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) even if the remaining term of the sentence is less than 6 months;
d. the parties failed to agree on the transfer to the foreign state (or to Georgia) of the convicted person.
10. A request for the transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of a convicted person may be denied if:
a. the transfer of the accused person poses a risk to public and/or state security interests;
b. the correctional facilities of Georgia are overcrowded;
c. the convicted person has not served half of the sentence, unless otherwise agreed between the competent authorities of Georgia and the foreign state;
d. the interested persons refused to cover the expenses required for transferring the convicted person.
1. Los Estados Partes, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la presente Parte y con los procedimientos de su derecho interno, deberán cumplir las solicitudes de asistencia formuladas por la Corte en relación con investigaciones o enjuiciamientos penales a fin de:
(f) Proceder al traslado provisional de personas, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 7;
(a) La Corte podrá solicitar el traslado provisional de un detenido a los fines de su identificación o de que preste testimonio o asistencia de otra índole. El traslado podrá realizarse siempre que:
(i) El detenido dé, libremente y con conocimiento de causa, su consentimiento; y
(ii) El Estado requerido lo acepte, con sujeción a las condiciones que hubiere acordado con la Corte.
(b) La persona trasladada permanecerá detenida. Una vez cumplidos los fines del traslado, la Corte la devolverá sin dilación al Estado requerido.
(a) La pena privativa de libertad se cumplirá en un Estado designado por la Corte sobre la base de una lista de Estados que hayan manifestado a la Corte que están dispuestos a recibir condenados;
(b) En el momento de declarar que está dispuesto a recibir condenados, el Estado podrá poner condiciones a reserva de que sean aceptadas por la Corte y estén en conformidad con la presente Parte;
(c) El Estado designado en un caso determinado indicará sin demora a la Corte si acepta la designación.
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(a) El Estado de ejecución de la pena notificará a la Corte cualesquiera circunstancias, incluido el cumplimiento de las condiciones aceptadas con arreglo al párrafo 1, que pudieren afectar materialmente a las condiciones o la duración de la privación de libertad. Las circunstancias conocidas o previsibles deberán ponerse en conocimiento de la Corte con una antelación mínima de 45 días. Durante este período, el Estado de ejecución no adoptará medida alguna que redunde en perjuicio de lo dispuesto en el artículo 110;
(b) La Corte, si no puede aceptar las circunstancias a que se hace referencia en el apartado (a), lo notificará al Estado de ejecución y procederá de conformidad con el párrafo 1 del artículo 104.
3. La Corte, al ejercer su facultad discrecional de efectuar la designación prevista en el párrafo 1, tendrá en cuenta:
(a) El principio de que los Estados Partes deben compartir la responsabilidad por la ejecución de las penas privativas de libertad de conformidad con los principios de distribución equitativa que establezcan las Reglas de Procedimiento y Prueba;
(b) La aplicación de normas de tratados internacionales generalmente aceptadas sobre el tratamiento de los reclusos;
(c) La opinión del condenado;
(d) La nacionalidad del condenado; y
(e) Otros factores relativos a las circunstancias del crimen o del condenado, o a la ejecución eficaz de la pena, según procedan en la designación del Estado de ejecución.
4. De no designarse un Estado de conformidad con el párrafo 1, la pena privativa de libertad se cumplirá en el establecimiento penitenciario que designe el Estado anfitrión, de conformidad con las condiciones estipuladas en el acuerdo relativo a la sede a que se hace referencia en el párrafo 2 del artículo 3. En ese caso, los gastos que entrañe la ejecución de la pena privativa de libertad serán sufragados por la Corte.
1. La Corte podrá en todo momento decidir el traslado del condenado a una prisión de un Estado distinto del Estado de ejecución.
2. El condenado podrá en todo momento solicitar de la Corte su traslado del Estado de ejecución.
1. Una vez cumplida la pena, quien no sea nacional del Estado de ejecución podrá, de conformidad con la legislación de dicho Estado, ser trasladado al Estado que esté obligado a aceptarlo o a otro Estado que esté dispuesto a hacerlo, teniendo en cuenta si quiere ser trasladado a éste, a menos que el Estado de ejecución lo autorice a permanecer en su territorio.
2. Los gastos derivados del traslado de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 1, de no ser sufragados por un Estado, correrán por cuenta de la Corte.
3. Con sujeción a lo dispuesto en el artículo 108, el Estado de ejecución también podrá, de conformidad con su derecho interno, extraditar o entregar por cualquier otra vía a la persona a un Estado que haya pedido la extradición o entrega para someterla a juicio o para que cumpla una pena.