Demande d’arrestation provisoire

République de Lettonie

Latvia - Criminal Procedure Code 2005 (2022) EN

Section 245. Decision to Apply a Procedural Compulsory Measure

(1) A procedural compulsory measure is applied by the person directing the proceedings or an investigating judge with a reasoned written decision that indicates:

1) the person to whom the compulsory measure is to be applied;
2) grounds for the application of the procedural compulsory measure;
3) the type of compulsory measure;
4) [19 January 2006];
5) the institution or person to whom the execution of the decision has been assigned;
6) the procedures for the appeal of the decision.

(2) A decision to apply a security measure shall additionally indicate the criminal offence in connection with the committing of which the security measure is applied to a suspect or accused.

(3) An investigating judge shall take a decision, during pre-trial proceedings, regarding arrest, house arrest, the placement of a minor in a social correctional educational institution, or the placement of a person in a medical institution for the performance of an expert-examination.

(4) A decision to detain a person shall not be taken.

Section 699. Detention of a Person for the Purpose of Extradition

(1) An investigator or prosecutor may detain a person for up to 72 hours for the purpose of extradition, if there are sufficient grounds to believe that such person has committed a criminal offence in the territory of another country regarding which extradition has been provided for, or if the a foreign country has announced a search for such person and issued a request for temporary arrest or extradition.

Section 700. Grounds for the Application of Temporary Arrest

(1) Temporary arrest may be applied to a person to be extradited upon request of a foreign country regarding temporary arrest and up to the receipt of an extradition request.

(2) If a request regarding temporary arrest indicates a decision of a foreign country on arrest of the person or a valid judgment in relation to such person, or indicates that the foreign country will issue an extradition request and the criminal offence regarding which extradition will be requested, or if information has been provided regarding the person to be extradited or if circumstances are not known that would exclude the possibility of extradition, a prosecutor shall submit a proposal regarding the application of temporary arrest and materials justifying such proposal to the investigating judge in whose territory of operation the person has been detained or the Office of the Prosecutor General is located.

Section 732. Temporary Arrest before the Receipt of a Request for a Takeover of Criminal Proceedings

(1) If a foreign country notifies regarding the intention thereof to submit a request for taking over criminal proceedings, and requests the application of temporary arrest before the receipt thereof, the competent authority shall turn to the investigating judge with a proposal to place a person under arrest until the matter is decided regarding the takeover of criminal proceedings, if all of the following conditions exist:

1) the request indicates that there is a decision issued by the submitting country on application of arrest;
2) The Criminal Law provides a custodial sentence for the relevant offence;
3) there are grounds to believe that the suspect or the accused will evade participation in criminal proceedings or will hide evidence.

Section 733. Temporary Arrest after Receipt of a Request for a Takeover of Criminal Proceedings

(1) If a request regarding a takeover of criminal proceedings, and the materials attached to such request, provide grounds to believe that the person who is suspected, or is accused, in the committing of an offence will evade pre-trial criminal proceedings or court, or will hinder the ascertaining of the truth in the case, the competent authority shall request the investigating judge to apply temporary arrest.

Statut de Rome

Article 92 Arrestation provisoire

1. En cas d'urgence, la Cour peut demander l'arrestation provisoire de la personne recherchée en attendant que soient présentées la demande de remise et les pièces justificatives visées à l'article 91.

2. La demande d'arrestation provisoire est faite par tout moyen laissant une trace écrite et contient :

a) Le signalement de la personne recherchée, suffisant pour l'identifier, et des renseignements sur le lieu où elle se trouve probablement ;

b) L'exposé succinct des crimes pour lesquels la personne est recherchée et des faits qui seraient constitutifs de ces crimes, y compris, si possible, la date et le lieu où ils se seraient produits ;

c) Une déclaration affirmant l'existence à l'encontre de la personne recherchée d'un mandat d'arrêt ou d'un jugement établissant sa culpabilité ; et

d) Une déclaration indiquant qu'une demande de remise de la personne recherchée suivra.

3. Une personne provisoirement arrêtée peut être remise en liberté si l'État requis n'a pas reçu la demande de remise et les pièces justificatives visées à l'article 91 dans le délai prescrit par le Règlement de procédure et de preuve. Toutefois, cette personne peut consentir à être remise avant l'expiration de ce délai si la législation de l'État requis le permet. Dans ce cas, l'État requis procède aussitôt que possible à sa remise à la Cour.

4. La mise en liberté de la personne recherchée prévu au paragraphe 3, est sans préjudice de son arrestation ultérieure et de sa remise si la demande de remise accompagnée des pièces justificatives est présentée par la suite.