Samoa

International Criminal Court Act 2007, No.26

PART IV
ARREST AND SURRENDER OF PERSON TO ICC

53. Request for transit of a person to ICC-(1) Subject to subsection (4), where the Minister receives a request from the ICC for transit through Samoa of a person -
(a) being surrendered or transferred by another state to the ICC;
(b) being transferred from the ICC to a State of enforcement;
(c) being transferred to or from the State of enforcement as a result of a review hearing or other appearance by the person before the ICC, the Minister shall accede to the request for transit and the person shall be deemed, during transit, to be in lawful custody and may be held in any police station, prison or any other place of detention which may be designated by the Minister in consultation with the other relevant Ministers.

Keywords

Request for transit



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