Article 15 Rule of Speciality

Article 15
Rule of Speciality

Any person, extradited under this Treaty, shall not be detained, proceeded against or punished in the territory of the Requesting Party, and shall not be extradited (surrendered) to any other State for an offence committed prior to extradition of this person, if such offence is other than the offence in connection with which such person has been extradited; nor shall he/she be for any reason restricted in his/her personal freedom, unless:

a) the Requested Party on request gives its consent to detain this person, to proceed against him/her or to execute a sentence. In this case the Requesting Party shall provide the Requested Party with all information and documents necessary for giving such consent, as specified in Article 7 hereof;

b) such person, having an opportunity to leave the territory of the Requesting Party, has not done so within 30 days upon completion of the criminal proceedings in respect of such person or, serving a sentence, has returned to the territory of the Requesting Party after leaving it.

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