Kenya

Mutual Legal Assistance Act, 2011

PART IV – REQUEST FOR SPECIFIC FORMS OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE

21. Defence request

(1) Where criminal proceedings have been instituted in Kenya against a person, or where a person is joined in such proceedings as a third party, the Competent Authority may, on application to the court by either the said person or his legal representative, issue a request for legal assistance to a requesting state.

(2) The fact that a request under subsection (1) originates from a person charged or his legal representative shall not be a ground for refusal by the Competent Authority to execute the request.

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Request for other forms of cooperation



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