Chapter 19INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 2Extradition

Subdivision 2Procedure for Extradition of Persons to Foreign States

§ 456. Permission for transit of extradited person
(1) Permission for the transit of persons extradited by third states through the territory of the Republic of Estonia shall be granted by the Minister responsible for the area.
(2) A request for transit shall meet the requirements of § 442 of this Code.
(3) Permission for transit shall not be granted if:
1) the act for which the person is extradited is not punishable pursuant to the Penal Code of Estonia;
2) Estonia considers the act which is the basis for extradition to be a political offence or a military offence;
3) death penalty may be imposed on the extradited person in the requesting state and the state has not given assurance that death penalty will not be imposed or carried out.