Fiches Belges

A joint investigative team is officials of Latvia and one foreign country or several foreign countries authorised to conduct pre-trial proceedings who operate jointly within the framework of criminal proceedings taking place in one country.

Chapter 84 of the Criminal Procedure Law https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/107820-criminal-procedure-law

Section 889. Competent Officials The Prosecutor General, or, for the entering into of a specific agreement, a person authorised by him or her, shall sign agreements on behalf of Latvia regarding the establishment of a joint investigative team.

Latvian/English

N/A

Joint investigation team consists of officials authorised by Latvia and one or several foreign states to execute pre-trial investigation, who act together within the framework of the ongoing criminal proceedings in one country. If a leader is a representative of Latvia, a criminal proceedings are held in Latvia as stated by procedual order. Assigned participants execute measures in their country as stated by the respective procesdual order, unless the leader has requested to apply the procedual order as stated in Latvia and it is granted by the legal system of a foreign state.