Samoa

International Criminal Court Act 2007, No.26

PART V
REQUESTS FOR OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTANCE


71. Assistance involving the use of other domestic investigative procedures -

(1) Where the ICC requests assistance in the gathering of evidence for an investigation, the
Minister shall give authority for the request to proceed and transmit the request to the Attorney General if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the assistance requested is not prohibited by the law of Samoa.

(2) Where the Minister authorises and transmits the request under subsection (1), the Attorney General may -

(a) make use of any domestic powers as would be available in a domestic investigation of a similar matter to gather such evidence and any such powers under domestic law shall apply with the necessary modifications;
(b) make such report as it considers to be appropriate in the circumstances; and
(c) deliver the report to the Minister.

Keywords

Execution of requests for assistance (under Articles 93 and 96) in accordance with national law
Availability of additional procedures
Taking of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings
Production of evidence - national procedures for ICC proceedings



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