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ARTICLE 8 PROVISIONAL ARREST

person sought

sought may, in

the requested Party, be

the application of the

(1) In urgent cases the

accordance with the law of

provisionally arrested on

competent authorities of the requesting Party. The

application for provisional arrest shall contain an

indication of intention to request the surrender of the

person sought and a statement of the existence of a

warrant of arrest or a judgment of conviction against

that person, and such

and such further information, if any, as

would be necessary to justify the issue of a warrant of

arrest had the offence been committed, or the person

sought been convicted, within the jurisdiction of the

requested Party.

arrest may be

(2) An application for provisional

forwarded through the same channels as a request for

surrender or through the International Criminal Police

Organisation (INTERPOL).

(3) The provisional arrest of the person sought shall be terminated upon the expiration of forty-five days

from the date of his arrest if the request for his

surrender shall not have been received. This provision

shall not prevent the re-arrest or surrender of the

person sought if

if the request for his

his surrender is received subsequently.

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