IV ARREST, CUSTODY AND SURRENDER OF THE ACCUSED PERSON

Request by the International Criminal Court for Arrest and Surrender of the Accused Person or for Provisional Arrest of the Defendant

Article 20

The request of the International Criminal Court for arrest and surrender of the accused person or for provisional arrest of the defendant residing in the territory of the Republic of Serbia or is considered by the International Criminal Court to be on the territory of the Republic of Serbia shall be transmitted to the Ministry.

The Ministry is obliged, within 8 days of the day of the receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, to establish whether or not the request contains information and supporting documents in accordance with Article 91, i.e. Article 92 of the Statute.

Should it establish that the request mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article does not contain specified information and supporting documents, particularly the data required to establish the identity of the accused person, the Ministry shall return the request to the International Criminal Court accompanied with instructions to complete the request, i.e. to correct it.

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.