UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION PROVIDED BY SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
18 SEPTEMBER 2014
The Public Prosecutor shall undertake the function and responsibility for receiving mutual legal
assistance and extradition requests relating to the crimes provided for in this Law, and shall
implement such requests or refer them to the competent body for implementation as soon as
possible.
In urgent cases, such requests may be sent through the International Police Organization or
directly by the foreign authority to the competent authority in the State, in which case the body
receiving the request shall inform the Public Prosecutor therewith.
Requests and responses shall be sent by post or any other more expedient means that provides
access to a written record of receipt or an equivalent thereto, in a manner enabling the State to
verify its correctness.
Requests and their attachments shall in all cases be accompanied by an Arabic translation
thereof.
Article (25)
The legal assistance and extradition requests shall include the following:
1. Identification of the entity requesting the measure.
2. The name and function of the entity undertaking the investigation or prosecution
related to the claim.
3. Specification of the entity to which the request is to be directed.
4. Statement of purpose behind the request and any related remarks.
5. Supporting documentation to the Request.
6. Any known details which may facilitate the ascertainment of the identity of the relevant
persons, particularly their names, social status, nationalities, addresses, locations and
occupations.
7. Any known details which may facilitate the ascertainment of the identity of the relevant
persons, instruments, property or belongings.
8. The legal text criminalizing the act or a statement of the law applicable to the offence,
as the case may be, together with any statement of the penalty that might be imposed
on the perpetrator of the offence.
9. Details of the required assistance and any special procedures the requesting country
may desire to be implemented.
Article (26)
In addition to the details mentioned in the preceding Article, the requests shall in some
specified cases include the following details:
1. Presentation of the requested measures where temporary measures are requested.