Section 12: Provisional warrant

12. Provisional warrant (1) Where the Attorney-General receives a request in relation to an urgent case from the International Criminal Court for the provisional arrest of a person who is suspected or accused of having committed an offence contemplated in the Statute, or who has been convicted by the International Criminal Court of such an offence, the Attorney-General shall apply for a warrant of arrest for that person. [Issue 4] I15B – 6 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) On an application by the Attorney-General stating under oath that he has reason to believe that— (a) the request of the International Criminal Court has been made on grounds of urgency for the arrest of a person who is suspected or accused of having committed an offence contemplated in the Statute or who has been convicted by the International Criminal Court; (b) a warrant of arrest has been issued, or a judgment of conviction has been delivered, against the person in question; (c) a formal request for the surrender of the person to the International Criminal Court will be made subsequently; (d) the person concerned is in, or on his way to, Mauritius; and (e) the purpose of the arrest is— (i) to bring the person concerned before the International Criminal Court to stand trial; or (ii) to take him to a place where he is to undergo imprisonment under a sentence of the International Criminal Court, as the case may be, a Magistrate may issue a warrant for the arrest of that person and notify the Attorney-General that a warrant has been issued. (3) The warrant shall contain— (a) sufficient information, describing the person sought, to identify the person, and information as to that person’s probable location; (b) a concise statement of the offence for which the person’s arrest is sought and of the facts which are alleged to constitute that offence, including, where possible, the date and location of the offence; (c) a statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest or a judgment of conviction against the person sought; and (d) a statement that a request for surrender of the person sought will follow.