'National procedures for execution of cooperation request' in document 'Kenya - International Crimes Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART IV—ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSONS TO ICC

Surrender and Temporary Surrender

43. (1) if the High Court issues a warrant for thedetention of a person under section 42, the Minister shall determine whether to orderthat the person be surrendered, giving reasons to the High Court for
any refusal to order surrender.

PART V—DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Finding Persons or Things, and Obtaining Evidence

76. (1) where the ICC requests assistance under paragraph 8 of article 19, article 56, article 64 or paragraph 1 (a) of article 93 of the Rome Statute in locating, or identifying and locating, a person or a thing believed to
be in Kenya, the Attorney-General shall give authority for the request to proceed if he is satisfied that—
(a) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or any proceedings before the ICC; and
(b) the person to whom or thing to which the request relates is or may be in Kenya.

(2) If the Attorney-General gives authority for the request to proceed—
(a) the Attorney-General shall forward the request to the appropriate Kenyan agency; and
(b) that agency shall, without delay—
(i) use its best endeavours to locate or, as the case may be, identify and locate the person to whom or thing to which the request relates; and
(ii) advise the Attorney-General of the outcome of those endeavours.