CAMBODIA – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
BOOK TWO AUTHORITIES ENTRUSTED WITH PROSECUTION, ENQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER 4 - FUNCTIONS OF PROSECUTORS AT THE COURT OF THE FIRST INSTANCE
SECTION 2 - Implementation of Criminal Actions
Article 48. Procedures for Immediate Appearance
The court may order a pre-trial detention of the accused by issuing a judgment with reasons. In the judgment, the court shall refer to the conditions as provided in Article 205 (Reasons for Pre¬trial Detention) of this Code. The court shall issue the detention warrant.
CAMBODIA – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
BOOK 4 INVESTIGATIONS
TITLE 1 - Investigating Judge
CHAPTER 3 - SAFETY MEASURES
SECTION 6 – Detention Warrants
Article 219. A Detention Warrant Issued by an Investigating Judge An investigation judge can issue a detention warrant.
Article 220. Definition of a Detention Warrant
A detention warrant is an order to the chief of a prison or a detention center to admit and detain an accused person.
An investigating judge can issue a detention warrant only if the accused person is the subject of pre-trial detention order.
Article 221. Information Mentioned in a Detention Warrant A detention warrant shall mention the following information:
the identity of the accused person;
the type of offense to be charged and legal texts that define and suppress the offense;
name and position title of the judge who issued the detention warrant;
A detention warrant shall be dated and signed by the investigating judge and sealed.
Article 222. Execution of Detention Warrants
The chief of a prison or a detention center shall admit and detain the accused person under a detention warrant until there is a notification of release. The chief of prison or detention center shall keep the original detention warrant or a certified copy of the warrant.
CAMBODIA – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
BOOK 9 SEPARATE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 2- EXTRADITION
SECTION 1 - EXTRADITION REQUESTED BY A FOREIGN STATE
SUB-SECTION 3 – EXTRADITION PROCEDURES
Article 581. Request for Pre-trial Arrest
The requesting state may request for the pre-trial arrest of the wanted person.
In case of emergency, the request for pre-trial arrest may be made prior to the extradition request provided in Article 579 (Certification of Extradition Request) of this Code.
The pre-trial arrest, which aims to prevent the wanted person from escaping, does not require the compliance of any other separate proceeding.
The person who is the subject of pre-trial arrest procedures shall be released automatically if the Royal Government of Cambodia does not receive the documents specified in Article 579 (Certification of Extradition Request) within 2 (two) months from the date of arrest.
CAMBODIA – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
BOOK 9 SEPARATE PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 2- EXTRADITION
SECTION 1 - EXTRADITION REQUESTED BY A FOREIGN STATE
SUB-SECTION 3 – EXTRADITION PROCEDURES
Article 582. Arrest and Detention Warrant against Wanted Person
The Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal in Phnom Penh may order the arrest and detention against the wanted person.
The warrant shall mention the following information:
the identity of the wanted person;
a reference to the request for pre-trial arrest made by the foreign state;
the full name and title of the judge who issued such order.
The order shall be dated and signed by the Prosecutor General and sealed.
The order of arrest and detention shall be enforceable within the entire territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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.