Extradition and police activities related to foreign international notices

Abstract

This paper shows certain solutions in force (the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, the Law on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and the Law on Police) and their application in the practice of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia as regards the issuing of international notices and their validity in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. A short review of the term of and the legal basis for the extradition of the accused or convicted persons will outline this institute of international legal assistance in criminal matters. The analysis focuses on the bilateral agreements on the extradition of domestic citizens which the Republic of Serbia concluded with Montenegro and Croatia in 2010 and with Macedonia in 2011. This analysis has shown that the possibility of issuing an international notice against a person believed to be staying in the Republic of Serbia at the request of a foreign authority (if it is stated in the request that in case that person is discovered, their extradition will be sought) represents 'a tool in the hands' of the police which allows them to arrest the persons wanted at the international level in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. Thus, the Serbian police contribute to combating international crime in terms of bringing internationally wanted fugitives to justice.

U radu se prikazuju pojedina pozitivnopravna rešenja (odredbe Zakonika o krivičnom postupku, Zakona o međunarodnoj pravnoj pomoći u krivičnim stvarima i Zakona o policiji) i njihova primena u praksi Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srbije u pogledu raspisivanja međunarodnih poternica i njihovog važenja na teritoriji Republike Srbije. Kratak osvrt na pojam i pravni osnov ekstradicije okrivljenih i osuđenih lica pruža osnovna objašnjenja ovog instituta međunarodne pravne pomoći u krivičnim stvarima. U središtu analize nalaze se bilateralni ugovori o međusobnom izručenju koje je Republika Srbija zaključila sa Crnom Gorom, Hrvatskom i Makedonijom. Analiza je pokazala da mogućnost raspisivanja međunarodne poternice na molbu inostranog organa za licem za koje se sumnja da se nalazi u Republici Srbiji predstavlja značajno ovlašćenje policije da lica tražena na međunarodnom planu lišava slobode na teritoriji Republike Srbije. Na taj način policija Srbije daje svoj doprinos borbi protiv međunarodnog kriminala, u smislu privođenja pravdi međunarodnih begunaca.