'Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed' in document 'Greece- Adaptation of internal law to ICC Statute'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART B
PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION

II. JUDICIAL COOPERATION

Art. 21
Arrest of the requested person

1. The Prosecutor of Athens Appeals Court, upon reception of the request, shall order the arrest of the requested person, who must be brought before him/her without delay. The arrested person must be immediately informed about the existence and the content of the request,

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
2. Where there are grounds to believe that a person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court and that person is about to be questioned either by the Prosecutor, or by national authorities pursuant to a request made under Part 9, that person shall also have the following rights of which he or she shall be informed prior to being questioned:
(a) To be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court