'Escape' in document 'Dominica - Criminal Law and Procedure'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART IX
PUNISHMENT

55. Prisoners escaping to undergo unexpired term with further imprisonment.

Any person escaping from imprisonment shall, on being re¬taken, undergo, in the prison he escaped from, the remainder of his term unexpired at the time of his escape, in addition to the punishment which may be awarded for the escape.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 111
Escape
If a convicted person escapes from custody and flees the State of enforcement, that State may, after consultation with the Court, request the person's surrender from the State in which the person is located pursuant to existing bilateral or multilateral arrangements, or may request that the Court seek the person's surrender, in accordance with Part 9. It may direct that the person be delivered to the State in which he or she was serving the sentence or to another State designated by the Court.