Kenya

The International Crimes Act 2008

PART III—GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE

25. (1) A request for assistance and any documents
supporting the request shall be kept confidential by the
Kenyan authorities who deal with the request, except to

the extent that the disclosure is necessary for execution
of the request.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), if the ICC requests that particular information that is made available with a request for assistance be provided and handled in a manner that protects the safety and physical or psychological well-being of any victims, potential witnesses, and their families, the Kenyan authorities shall use their best endeavours to give effect to that request.

(3) In this section, "Kenyan authorities" means—
(a) the Attorney-General;
(b) the Minister;
(c) every member of the police force;
(d) every prison officer; and
(e) every employee of or contractor engaged by a Kenyan agency that is authorised to deal with the request.

Keywords

Request for cooperation



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