MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
19
Requests to be made to Attorney-General
19.—(1) Every request by a foreign country to Singapore for assistance under this Part shall be made to the Attorney-General.
(2) Every request shall—
- (a) specify the purpose of the request and the nature of the assistance being sought;
- (b) identify the person or authority that initiated the request; and
- (c) be accompanied by—
- (i) a certificate from the appropriate authority of that country that the request is made in respect of a criminal matter within the meaning of this Act;
- (ii) a description of the nature of the criminal matter and a statement setting out a summary of the relevant facts and laws;
- (iii) where the request relates to—
- (A) the location of a person who is suspected to be involved in or to have benefited from the commission of an offence; or
- (B) the tracing of property that is suspected to be connected with an offence,
- the name, identity, nationality, location or description of that person, or the location and description of the property, if known, and a statement setting forth the basis for suspecting the matter referred to in sub-paragraph (A) or (B);
- (iv) a description of the offence to which the criminal matter relates, including its maximum penalty;
- (v) details of the procedure that that country wishes to be followed by Singapore in giving effect to the request, including details of the manner and form in which any information or thing is to be supplied to that country pursuant to the request;
- (vi) where the request is for assistance relating to an ancillary criminal matter and judicial proceedings to obtain a foreign confiscation order have not been instituted in that country, a statement indicating when they are likely to be instituted;
