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