Azerbaijan

Code of Criminal Procedure of the Azerbaijan Republic

SPECIAL PART

SECTION ELEVEN
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter LVII
LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

Article 502. Obligation to prosecute

502.1. The prosecuting authority of the Azerbaijan Republic shall, on the basis of an official request from the competent authority of a foreign state and in accordance with the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic, bring a criminal prosecution against citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic suspected of committing an offence on the territory of the requesting state.

502.2. If the competent authority of a foreign state requests criminal prosecution of a person for an offence, and if the act committed by a person who is to be punished for that offence is the subject of a civil claim filed by the victims of the offence, the claim shall be examined during the proceedings if the victims claim compensation for the damage suffered.

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