Fiches Belges

Section 146 of Criminal Procedure Law "Summons to an Interrogation" sets the requirements for summoning persons. Persons are summond to receive court documents in the court. A person arrested shall be summoned to an interrogation through the intermediation of the institution in which such person is held. A person arrested may also be interrogated in such institution. A minor shall usually be summoned to an interrogation through the intermediation of his or her lawful representative, educational institution, or Orphan’s Court (parish court). If conditions exist that justifiably prohibit or hinder the use of such summoning procedure, the minor shall be summoned without using the referred to intermediation. A person for whom special protection has been specified shall be summoned to an interrogation through the intermediation of the institution that ensures the special protection of such person. Interrogation is an investigatory operation with the purpose to obtain information from the person to be interrogated. In the interrogation scientific and technical means may be used, except in cases when that poses a threat to health and life of the persons who are participating in the investigatory operation.

European Convention 1959 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters; European Union 2000 Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union

The Ministry of Interior (*) - during pre-trial investigation until prosecution ; Ciekurkalna 1st line 1, k-2 Riga, LV-1026 Latvia Phone: +371 67219263 Fax: +371 67829686 E-mail: kanceleja@iem.gov.lv Website : www.iem.gov.lv General Prosecutors office - during pre-trial investigation until submitting the case to the court; O. Kalpaka blvd 6, Riga, LV - 1801, Latvia Fax: 371.67.212231 Tel.: 371.67.320085 The Ministry of Justice - during the trial. Brivibas blvd 36, Riga, LV - 1536, Latvia Fax: 371.67.285575 Tel.: 371.67.280437/371.67.282607, pasts@tm.gov.lv

Latvian/English

Section 848 of of Criminal Procedure Law foreseen that a request of a foreign state regarding the provision of assistance in the performance of a procedural action shall be decided immediately, but not later than within 10 days after receipt thereof. It might take more time when is required to receive an additional information for execution of the request.

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