Section 673. Types of International Co-operation
(1) Latvia shall request international co-operation in criminal matters from a foreign country (hereinafter also - the criminal-legal co-operation), and shall ensure such co-operation:
1) in the extradition of a person for criminal prosecution, trial, or the execution of a judgment, or for the determination of compulsory measures of a medical nature;
2) in the transfer of criminal proceedings;
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4) in the execution of procedural actions;
4^1) in the execution of a security measure not related to deprivation of liberty;
5) in the recognition and execution of a judgment;
6) in other cases provided for in international treaties.
(2) Criminal-legal co-operation with international courts and with courts and tribunals established by international organisations (hereinafter - the international court) shall provide for the transfer of persons to international courts, for procedural assistance for such courts, and for the execution of the rulings of international courts.
(3) Information regarding receipt, sending, course of execution of international criminal-legal co-operation requests and persons concerned by the international criminal-legal co-operation request shall be registered in the information system. The Cabinet shall determine the procedures for maintaining and using the information system, the amount of information to be included therein, the procedures for including, using and deleting information, the time periods for storing information, as well as the institutions, which shall be granted access to the information included in the information system, and the amount of information to be accessible to such institutions.
Chapter 86 Recognition, Execution, and Taking of a European Protection Order
Section 906. European Protection Order
(1) A European protection order is a decision taken by a competent authority of a European Union Member State to take a protection measure in order to ensure the protection of a victim or witness against a criminal act of a suspect, accused, or convicted person which may endanger his or her life, physical or psychological integrity, dignity, personal liberty or sexual integrity, regardless of the location of the victim or witness (hereinafter - the protected person) in the European Union.
(2) Within the meaning of this Chapter a protection measure is such security measure applied to a suspect, accused, or convicted person which is not related to the deprivation of liberty or an alternative sanction or alternative sanction which provides for a prohibition to visit a certain area, place, or territory, a prohibition to contact the protected person, or a prohibition to approach the protected person.
Section 907. Grounds for Executing a European Protection Order
The grounds for executing a European protection order received from another European Union Member State are as follows:
1) a decision of the State Police to recognise and execute a European protection order;
2) the fact that the protected person plans to live or lives in Latvia or plans to stay or stays in Latvia for not less than three months.
Section 908. Reasons for Refusing Execution of a European Protection Order
(1) Execution of a European protection order may be refused if:
1) the European protection order is incomplete and additionally requested necessary information has not been submitted within the laid down term;
2) the security measure laid down in the European protection order is not related to a prohibition to visit a certain area, place, or territory in which the protected person lives or is visited by, or a prohibition to contact the protected person in any way, or a prohibition to approach the protected person under a certain distance;
3) protection is laid down for such offence which is not criminal in accordance with the Criminal Law;
4) the principle of inadmissibility of double jeopardy (ne bis in idem) would be violated in recognising the European protection order;
5) the immunity from criminal proceedings referred to in Chapter 8 of this Law exists;
6) the limitation period has set in for an offence in relation to which the European protection order was taken;
7) an amnesty act has been adopted which prevents the imposition of a punishment for the relevant criminal offence in relation to which the European protection order was taken;
8) the person to whom a protection measures has been applied has not attained the age at which criminal liability sets in;
9) the protection measure is related to such criminal offence which has been completely or partially committed in the territory of Latvia;
10) the grounds for executing the European protection order laid down in Section 907, Clause 2 of this Law do not exist.
(2) If execution of the European protection order has been refused on the basis of Paragraph one, Clause 3 of this Section, the protected person has the right to request the State Police that it informs the competent authority of the European Union Member State which took the European protection order, regarding violations of the measure laid down in the European protection order.
Section 909. Recognition and Execution of a European Protection Order
(1) The State Police, having received a European protection order from another Member State, shall check whether any of the reasons for refusing execution referred to in Section 908 of this Law exist, and, within 15 days from the day of receipt of the European protection order, take one of the following decisions:
1) to recognise and execute the European protection order;
2) to refuse to recognise the European protection order.
(2) The State Police, in taking a decision to recognise and execute a European protection order, shall determine such protection measure which conforms the most to that laid down in the European protection order. The applicable protection measure shall be determined for a time period provided for in the ruling made in the European Union Member State regarding determination of a protection measure.
(3) If a European protection order is incomplete, the State Police may suspend its recognition, informing the relevant European Union Member State regarding the necessity to provide additional information within a laid down time period.
(4) The State Police shall inform, in writing, the protected person and the relevant suspect, accused, or convicted person regarding the recognised European protection order, as well as the competent authority of the European Union Member State which took the European protection order. The suspect, accused, or convicted person shall also be informed regarding the potential legal consequences in case of violating the protection measure determined.
(5) If a decision to refuse to recognise a European protection order has been taken, the State Police shall inform the protected person and the competent authority of the European Union Member State which took the European protection order about it by sending a copy of the decision. The protected person may dispute a decision to refuse to recognise a European protection order by submitting a relevant submission to the Chief of the State Police. The decision taken by the Chief of the State Police shall not be subject to appeal.
(6) The decision to recognise a European protection order shall be sent for execution according to the place of residence of the protected person.
Section 910. Notification Regarding Violation of the Protection Measure Determined in a European
Protection Order
Having established that a suspect, accused, or convicted person has violated the protection measure determined, the State Police shall, without delay, notify the competent authority of the relevant European Union Member State thereof, using a document of a special sample. The State Police shall provide the translation of the information in the official language of the relevant European Union Member State or in the language which has been indicated by the relevant Member State for the receipt of a European protection order to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
Section 911. Decisions of a European Union Member State and Latvia in Relation to the Protection Measure Determined in a European Protection Order and Execution Thereof
(1) Decisions of a European Union Member State to amend, revoke, or withdraw such protection measure which was the grounds for taking a European protection order, shall be binding to Latvia.
(2) The State Police, having received a decision of the European Union Member State to amend the protection measure determined in a European protection order, shall take one of the following decisions:
1) to amend the measure determined;
2) to refuse to implement the amendment protection measure, if it is not related to a prohibition to visit a certain area, place, or territory, a prohibition to contact the protected person, or a prohibition to approach the protected persons.
(3) Execution of a European protection order shall be terminated and a decision in relation thereto shall be taken in the form of a resolution, if:
1) information has been received that the protected person does not live or stay in the territory of Latvia anymore;
2) the maximum term for which application of a protection measure is possible, has expired in Latvia;
3) a decision to revoke or withdraw the protection measure applied has been taken in the relevant European Union Member State.
(4) The State Police shall inform the competent authority of the relevant European Union Member State and, if possible, the protected person in writing regarding the decision taken in the cases provided for in Paragraph two and Paragraph three, Clauses 1 and 2 of this Section.
Section 912. Grounds for Taking a European Protection Order
(1) The grounds for taking a European protection order shall be as follows:
1) a written request of the protected person or his or her guardian or trustee to the State police to take a European protection order in which the information at the disposal of the person regarding criminal proceedings is also indicated;
2) a decision taken by the person directing the proceedings regarding application of such security measure not related to deprivation of liberty or alternative sanction which is related to a prohibition to visit a certain area, place, or territory, a prohibition to contact the protected person, or a prohibition to approach the protected persons;
3) the fact that the protected person plans to live or lives or plans to stay or stays in any other European Union Member State for not less than three months.
(2) The protected person or his or her guardian or trustee may also submit a request to take a European protection order to the person directing the proceedings who shall forward it without delay to the State Police together with information regarding criminal proceedings, classification of the criminal offence, and the decision referred to in Paragraph one, Clause 2 of this Section.
(3) If, having received a request of the protected person or his or her guardian or trustee to take a European protection order to the person directing the proceedings, the State Police establishes that a protection measure has been applied in another European Union Member State, it shall forward such application without delay to the competent authority of the relevant Member State in order to decide on the issue of taking a European protection order.
(4) In order to take a European protection order, the State Police shall request the necessary information from the person directing the proceedings or the institution which controls execution of the ruling.
(5) The State Police, having received a request of the protected person or his or her guardian or trustee to take a European protection order, shall examine it within 15 days and take a decision:
1) to take a European protection order, filling in a document of a special sample;
2) to refuse to take a European protection order.
(6) Taking a European protection order may be refused, if the time period for which the protected person is planning to leave the territory of Latvia, is less than three months.
(7) In taking a European protection order, the State Police shall send it to the person directing the proceedings and the competent authority of such European Union Member State in which the protected person is planning to live or lives, or is planning to stay or stays. The State Police shall ensure the translation of the European protection order in the official language of the relevant European Union Member State or the language which has been indicated for the receipt of the European protection order by the Member State to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
(8) The protected person may dispute a decision to refuse to take a European protection order by submitting a relevant submission to the Chief of the State Police. The decision taken by the Chief of the State Police shall not be subject to appeal.
(9) A decision to refuse to take a European protection order shall not be an obstacle for repeat submission of a request.
Section 913. Action of the State Police in Case of Violating the Protection Measure Determined in the
European Protection Order
The State Police, having received information from the competent authority of the European Union Member State regarding a violation of the protection measure specified in a European protection order, shall notify the person directing the proceedings or the institution controlling the execution of the ruling thereof without delay.
Section 914. Amending, Revocation, and Withdrawal of a European Protection Order Taken
(1) The person directing the proceedings or the institution controlling the execution of the ruling shall, without delay, inform the State Police of the decision to amend or revoke the protection measure applied.
(2) After information has been received from the person directing the proceedings or the institution controlling the execution of the ruling on amending or revoking the imposed protection measure, the State Police shall take the decision to amend, revoke, or withdraw a European protection order.
(3) The State Police shall inform the competent authority of such European Union Member State in which the protected person lives or stays, regarding any rulings by which such determined protection measure is amended, revoked, or terminated which had been the grounds for taking a European protection order.
(4) If a protection measure has been determined by a ruling which has been transferred for execution in another European Union Member State that is not the same Member State in which the protected person plans to live or is living, or plans to stay or is staying, or which is transferred after a European protection order has been taken, and if the competent authority of the relevant European Union Member State has taken subsequent decisions concerning the duties or orders included in the protection measure, the State Police shall, without delay, withdraw or revoke the European protection order.
(5) The State Police shall take a decision to revoke or withdraw a European protection order, if:
1) information has been received that the protected person does not live or is not planning to live, or does not stay or is not planning to stay in the territory of such European Union Member State to which the European protection order has been sent;
2) the term determined in the law or ruling for which a protection measure was applied, has expired;
3) a decision to revoke the protection measure applied has been taken.
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:
(a) Identificar y buscar personas u objetos;
(b) Practicar pruebas, incluidos los testimonios bajo juramento, y producir pruebas, incluidos los dictámenes e informes periciales que requiera la Corte;
(c) Interrogar a una persona objeto de investigación o enjuiciamiento;
(d) Notificar documentos, inclusive los documentos judiciales;
(e) Facilitar la comparecencia voluntaria ante la Corte de testigos o expertos;
(f) Proceder al traslado provisional de personas, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el párrafo 7;
(g) Realizar inspecciones oculares, inclusive la exhumación y el examen de cadáveres y fosas comunes;
(h) Practicar allanamientos y decomisos;
(i) Transmitir registros y documentos, inclusive registros y documentos oficiales;
(j) Proteger a víctimas y testigos y preservar pruebas;
(k) Identificar, determinar el paradero o inmovilizar el producto y los bienes y haberes obtenidos del crimen y de los instrumentos del crimen, o incautarse de ellos, con miras a su decomiso ulterior y sin perjuicio de los derechos de terceros de buena fe; y
(l) Cualquier otro tipo de asistencia no prohibida por la legislación del Estado requerido y destinada a facilitar la investigación y el enjuiciamiento de crímenes de la competencia de la Corte.
2. La Corte podrá dar seguridades a los testigos o expertos que comparezcan ante ella de que no serán enjuiciados o detenidos ni se restringirá su libertad personal por un acto u omisión anterior a su salida del Estado requerido.
3. Cuando la ejecución de una determinada medida de asistencia detallada en una solicitud presentada de conformidad con el párrafo 1 estuviera prohibida en el Estado requerido por un principio fundamental de derecho ya existente y de aplicación general, el Estado requerido celebrará sin demora consultas con la Corte para tratar de resolver la cuestión. En las consultas se debería considerar si se puede prestar la asistencia de otra manera o con sujeción a condiciones. Si, después de celebrar consultas, no se pudiera resolver la cuestión, la Corte modificará la solicitud según sea necesario.
4. El Estado Parte podrá no dar lugar a una solicitud de asistencia, en su totalidad o en parte, de conformidad con el artículo 72 y únicamente si la solicitud se refiere a la presentación de documentos o la divulgación de pruebas que afecten a su seguridad nacional.
5. Antes de denegar una solicitud de asistencia de conformidad con el párrafo 1 l), el Estado requerido considerará si se puede prestar la asistencia con sujeción a ciertas condiciones, o si es posible hacerlo en una fecha posterior o de otra manera. La Corte o el Fiscal, si aceptan la asistencia sujeta a condiciones, tendrán que cumplirlas.
6. Si no se da lugar a una solicitud de asistencia, el Estado Parte requerido deberá comunicar sin demora los motivos a la Corte o al Fiscal.
(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 Corte velará por la protección del carácter confidencial de los documentos y de la información, salvo en la medida en que éstos sean necesarios para la investigación y las diligencias pedidas en la solicitud.
(b) El Estado requerido podrá, cuando sea necesario, transmitir al Fiscal documentos o información con carácter confidencial. El Fiscal únicamente podrá utilizarlos para reunir nuevas pruebas.
(c) El Estado requerido podrá, de oficio o a solicitud del Fiscal, autorizar la divulgación ulterior de estos documentos o información, los cuales podrán utilizarse como medios de prueba de conformidad con lo dispuesto en las partes V y VI y de conformidad con las Reglas de Procedimiento y Prueba.
(i) El Estado Parte que reciba solicitudes concurrentes de la Corte y de otro Estado de conformidad con una obligación internacional y que no se refieran a la entrega o la extradición, procurará, en consulta con la Corte y el otro Estado, atender ambas solicitudes, de ser necesario postergando o condicionando una de ellas.
(ii) Si esto no fuera posible, la cuestión de las solicitudes concurrentes se resolverá de conformidad con los principios enunciados en el artículo 90.
(b) Sin embargo, cuando la solicitud de la Corte se refiera a información, bienes o personas que estén sometidos al control de un tercer Estado o de una organización internacional en virtud de un acuerdo internacional, el Estado requerido lo comunicará a la Corte y la Corte dirigirá su solicitud al tercer Estado o a la organización internacional.
10. (a) A solicitud de un Estado Parte que lleve a cabo una investigación o sustancie un juicio por una conducta que constituya un crimen de la competencia de la Corte o que constituya un crimen grave con arreglo al derecho interno del Estado requirente, la Corte podrá cooperar con él y prestarle asistencia;
(b)
(i) La asistencia prestada de conformidad con el apartado a) podrá comprender, entre otras cosas:
a. La transmisión de declaraciones, documentos u otros elementos de prueba obtenidos en el curso de una investigación o de un proceso sustanciado por la Corte; y
b. El interrogatorio de una persona detenida por orden de la Corte;
(ii) En el caso de la asistencia prevista en el apartado (b) (i) a.:
a. Si los documentos u otros elementos de prueba se hubieren obtenido con la asistencia de un Estado, su transmisión estará subordinada al consentimiento de dicho Estado;
b. Si las declaraciones, los documentos u otros elementos de prueba hubieren sido proporcionados por un testigo o un perito, su transmisión estará subordinada a lo dispuesto en el artículo 68.
(c) La Corte podrá, de conformidad con el presente párrafo y en las condiciones enunciadas en él, acceder a una solicitud de asistencia presentada por un Estado que no sea parte en el presente Estatuto.