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Article 11
Translation
All documents submitted by the Requesting State shall be in English.
Article 12
Provisional Arrest
1. In case of urgency, a Contracting State may request the provisional arrest of the person sought pending presentation of the request for extradition. A request for provisional arrest may be transmitted through the diplomatic channel. The facilities of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) may be used to transmit such a request.
2. The application for provisional arrest shall contain:
| (a) | a description of the person sought; |
| (b) | the location of the person sought, if known; |
| (c) | a brief statement of the facts of the case, including, if possible, the time and location of the offense; |
| (d) | a description of the laws violated; |
| (e) | a statement of the existence of a warrant of arrest or a finding of guilt or judgment of conviction against the person sought; and |
| (f) | a statement that a request for extradition for the person sought will follow. |
3. The Requesting State shall be notified without delay of the disposition of its application and the reasons for any denial.
4. A person who is provisionally arrested may be discharged from custody upon the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of provisional arrest pursuant to this Treaty if the executive authority of the Requested State has not received the formal request for extradition and the supporting documents required in Article 9.
