Fiches Belges

Interrogation is an investigative action the content of which is the acquisition of information from a person to be interrogated. person shall be summoned to an interrogation with a summons or in some other way, informing the person regarding who is summoning such person, the case in which such person is being summoned to provide testimony and the consequences of not attending.

Section 145 till 152 of the Criminal Procedure

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

Latvian/English

Section 848. of the Criminal Procedure Law foreseen that the 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. If additional information is necessary for deciding of a request, such information shall be requested from the state that submitted the request. When request is received without transation into Latvia, this prolongs the execution of the request as execution will be possible after all documents will be translated into Latvia.

The length of an interrogation of a person of legal age without the consent of such person shall not exceed eight hours during a twenty-four-hour term, including an interruption.