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ARTICLE 11
Provisional Arrest
(1)
In urgent cases the person sought may. at the
discretion of the requested Party and in accordance with its
be provisionally arrested on the application of the
law,
requesting Party.
(2)
an
indication
person sought,
arrest
or
The application for provisional arrest shall contain
of intention to request the surrender of the
a statement of the existence of a warrant of
a judgment of conviction against that person,
concerning identity, nationality and probable
description of the person, a brief description of
facts of the case and a statement of the
or has been imposed for the offence and,
information
location, a
the offence and the
sentence that can be
where applicable. how much of that sentence remains to be
served.
(3)
provisional
arrest
may be
An application for
transmitted by any means affording a record in writing through
the channel notified under paragraph (1) of Article 8 or through
the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol).
(4)
The
provisional arrest of the person sought shall be
the expiration of sixty days from the date of
request for surrender and supporting documents
been received. The release of a person pursuant to
terminated upon
arrest if the
have
not
this paragraph shall not prevent the institution or continuation
of surrender proceedings if the request and the supporting
documents are received subsequent lv.