Book 2: Investigation of Offences, Collection of Evidence and Initial Investigation
SECTION 5 - METHODS OR COMPULSION TO ATTEND
Chapter 5: Questioning of the Accused 123-129
Article 129
A. The investigative judge may offer immunity with the agreement of the Felony Court, for reasons recorded in the record, to any person accused of an offence, in order to obtain his testimony against others involved in its commission, on condition that the accused will give a full and true statement. If he accepts the offer, his testimony is heard and he remains an accused person until a decision on the case is issued.
B. If the accused does not submit a full and true statement, whether through deliberate concealment of any important issue or through false statements, he loses his right to immunity by decree of the criminal court, and procedures are taken against him for the offence for which he was offered immunity or any other related offence. His statements are used as evidence against him.
C. If the Felony Court finds that the statement given by the accused who has been offered immunity is full and true, then it will halt permanently legal proceedings against him and release him.
1. La Corte no dará curso a una solicitud de entrega o de asistencia en virtud de la cual el Estado requerido deba actuar en forma incompatible con las obligaciones que le imponga el derecho internacional con respecto a la inmunidad de un Estado o la inmunidad diplomática de una persona o un bien de un tercer Estado, salvo que la Corte obtenga anteriormente la cooperación de ese tercer Estado para la renuncia a la inmunidad.
2. La Corte no dará curso a una solicitud de entrega en virtud de la cual el Estado requerido deba actuar en forma incompatible con las obligaciones que le imponga un acuerdo internacional conforme al cual se requiera el consentimiento del Estado que envíe para entregar a la Corte a una persona sujeta a la jurisdicción de ese Estado, a menos que ésta obtenga primero la cooperación del Estado que envíe para que dé su consentimiento a la entrega.