Ejecución de multas

Estado Independiente de Samoa

International Criminal Court Act 2007, No.26

PART VI
ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES AND ORDERS OF THE ICC IN SAMOA


95. Enforcement of fines -

(1) Where the ICC requests enforcement in accordance with article 109 of the Statute of an order for the payment of a fine made under article 77(2)(a) of the Statute, the Minister shall give authority for the request to proceed, if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that -

(a) neither the conviction in respect of which the order was imposed, nor the order for the payment of the fine is subject to further appeal; and
(b) the order can be enforced in the manner provided in this section, and shall refer the request to the Attorney General.

(2) The Attorney General shall, without delay, cause such order to be filed in the Supreme Court.

(3) An order filed in the Supreme Court under subsection (2) shall have the same force and effect as if it were an order for the payment of a fine imposed by that court and shall be enforced accordingly.

(4) The Attorney General shall make such report to the Minister on the outcome of any action taken by it to enforce the order as it considers to be appropriate in the circumstances.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or affecting the provision of other types of assistance to the ICC in relation to a penalty imposed under article 77 of the Statute or as empowering the court to modify or vary the order of the ICC.

Estatuto de Roma

Artículo 109 Ejecución de multas y órdenes de decomiso

1. Los Estados Partes harán efectivas las multas u órdenes de decomiso decretadas por la Corte en virtud de la Parte VII, sin perjuicio de los derechos de terceros de buena fe y de conformidad con el procedimiento establecido en su derecho interno.

2. El Estado Parte que no pueda hacer efectiva la orden de decomiso adoptará medidas para cobrar el valor del producto, los bienes o los haberes cuyo decomiso hubiere decretado la Corte, sin perjuicio de los derechos de terceros de buena fe.

3. Los bienes, o el producto de la venta de bienes inmuebles o, según proceda, la venta de otros bienes que el Estado Parte obtenga al ejecutar una decisión de la Corte serán transferidos a la Corte.