Fiches Belges

Surveillance and tracking of a person without the information within the criminal case can be applied and pefromed also in the cases of cross-border surveillance in the framework of mutual legal assistance on the same legal basis. A short summary of general requirements for a measure (avoiding quotations from the national regulation) Shall be performed on the basis of a decision of an investigating judge, if there are grounds to believe that the behaviour of the person, or his or her contact with other persons, may contain information regarding facts included in circumstances to be proven, for a term up to 30 days which an investigating judge may extend, if necessary. An investigating judge shall indicate in a decision whether the rights are granted to continue with the surveillance and tracking, for a term of up to 48 hours, of other persons who have been in contact with a person to be placed under surveillance.

1) Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters. 2) Relevant bilateral agreements with non-EU countries

1) Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters. 2) Relevant bilateral agreements with non-EU countries

Latvian and English (in urgent matters Latvian is preferable)

According to the Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters – execution of the EIO is 90 days. According to the Criminal Procedure Law of the Republic of Latvia, the term of cross-border surveillance is up to 30 days, which can be extended by the investigative judge (if necessary). All the terms depend of the particular case.

No special requirements