Part 2 Surrender of Persons

§ 3 Requests for Surrender and Earlier Criminal Proceedings Before the Court or in a Foreign State
(relating to Article 89 para. 2 sentence 1 of the Rome Statute)

During the surrender proceedings, if the suspect makes a statement that he has already been convicted or acquitted by the Court or a court in another state of the criminal act that is the basis of the surrender request from the Court, the office to which the statement was made by the suspect, notwithstanding § 68 para. sentence 3 and 4, shall immediately inform the public prosecution office attached to the Higher Regional Court. The Higher Regional Court shall temporarily stay the surrender proceedings in accordance with Article 89 para. 2 sentence 3 of the Rome Statute, until the Court reaches a decision regarding permissibility. The suspect will not be surrendered when the Court rules that the implementation of a criminal proceeding is not permissible.

Article 89
Surrender of persons to the Court
2. Where the person sought for surrender brings a challenge before a national court on the basis of the principle of ne bis in idem as provided in article 20, the requested State shall immediately consult with the Court to determine if there has been a relevant ruling on admissibility. If the case is admissible, the requested State shall proceed with the execution of the request. If an admissibility ruling is pending, the requested State may postpone the execution of the request for surrender of the person until the Court makes a determination on admissibility.

This provision follows the ICC Statute.