'Arrest for ICC proceedings - obligation' in document 'Croatia: Implementation of Statute of ICC'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

VI. ARREST AND SURRENDER OF ACCUSED

REQUEST FOR SURRENDER OF ACCUSED
Article 29

(1) Arrest and surrender of accused shall be performed based on a request for the surrender of accused of the International Criminal Court and shall be conducted according to the provisions of the Statute and this Law.

VI. ARREST AND SURRENDER OF ACCUSED

ARREST
Article 31

(1) The Government shall submit to the police, with no delay, the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court.
(2) The police shall, acting under the request of the International Criminal Court arrest the accused - person whose arrest and surrender or temporary arrest or surrender has been requested by the International Criminal Court and shall with no delay bring the person before the investigating judge of the competent court for the execution of the surrender procedure. If the accused is on the run, the police shall conduct the necessary measures within their competence to find and arrest the person accused.
(3) If the accused is on the run, upon the proposal of the State Attorney, the investigating judge may, in addition to other measures necessary to find and arrest the accused, against the accused or the person referred to in Article 180 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act order the measures referred to in Article 180 paragraph 1 items 1 - 4 of the same Act.

LAW on the Implementation of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Crimes against International Law of War and Humanitarian Law

VI APPREHENSION AND SURRENDER

Article 30

(1) Acting on the request of the International Criminal Court the police shall apprehend the person indicted whose apprehension and surrender or temporary apprehension has been requested by the International Criminal Court, and shall promptly bring the person before an investigative judge of the court authorised to conduct the surrender procedure. If the person indicted is on the run, the police shall conduct the necessary measures at their disposal to find and apprehend the person in question.

(2) If the person indicted is on the run, the investigative judge may, in addition to other measures necessary to find and apprehend the person in question; at the proposal of the public attorney order the measures from Article 180 paragraph 1 sub-paragraphs 1-4 of the Law on Criminal Procedure.

(3) The Government of the Republic of Croatia shall promptly forward to the police the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 59
Arrest proceedings in the custodial State
1. A State Party which has received a request for provisional arrest or for arrest and surrender shall immediately take steps to arrest the person in question in accordance with its laws and the provisions of Part 9.