PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE
28. Requests for assistance -
A request for assistance is a request made by the ICC to the Minister, in respect of an investigation or prosecution that the Prosecutor is conducting or proposing to conduct, in relation to a crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC, for:
(a) assistance in respect of any one or more of the following, namely –
(iii) the taking of evidence, including testimony under oath, and the production of evidence, including expert opinions and reports necessary to the ICC;
PART V
REQUESTS FOR OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTANCE
58. Assistance in production of documents and articles-(1) Where the ICC requests assistance in the production of documents or articles the Minister shall give authority for the request to proceed and transmit the request to a Judge, if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the documents or articles can be produced in Samoa.
PART V
REQUESTS FOR OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTANCE
71. Assistance involving the use of other domestic investigative procedures-(1) Where the ICC requests assistance in the gathering of evidence for an investigation, the
Minister shall give authority for the request to proceed and transmit the request to the Attorney General if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the assistance requested is not prohibited by the law of Samoa.
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:
(b) Practicar pruebas, incluidos los testimonios bajo juramento, y producir pruebas, incluidos los dictámenes e informes periciales que requiera la Corte;
2. En el caso de una solicitud urgente y cuando la Corte lo pida, los documentos o pruebas incluidos en la respuesta serán transmitidos con urgencia.