Article Forty Four
Necessity of privacy
When contents of the request are to be [kept] confidential, the relevant authorities are required to abide by [the rule]. If it is not possible to keep the contents confidential, the requesting authorities will be informed as soon as possible.
Article Forty Five
Delay in case referral
If the request of a foreign country disrupts the process of an investigation or proceedings, the Prosecution Office can delay referring the case to the investigation agent or to the court and shall immediately notify the requesting country of the situation.
Article Forty Six
Limitations to use evidence
It is forbidden for the Afghan authorities to use the evidence requested by a foreign country for the purposes other than what is specified for in the request, unless the evidence is so used in light of a prior consent of the requesting country. Investigations or proceedings conducted in contradiction withthe provisions of this article are invalid.
Article Forty Seven
Difficulties in application of verdict
Difficulties in application of a foreign verdict are reported by the Attorney General’s Office to the Supreme Court. The High Council of the Supreme Court, after reviewing the issues, shall make a decision on the matter.
Article Forty Eight
Reliability of documents
The request, its attachments, and other [related] documents are valid when they are presented as an attachment with the request and in one of the official languages of Afghanistan.
Article Forty Nine
Compliance with provisions of law
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is required to abide by provisions of this law when entering into any agreement of extradition of an accused, convicted, or legal cooperation with foreign countries.
Article Fifty
Allocation of expenses
The requesting country is required to bear the expenses of any extradition, transfer, or request for legal cooperation.
Article Fifty One
Enactment
This is law is enacted after approval of the National Assembly and ratification by the President and shall be published in the Official Gazette. When enacted, this law nullifies chapters 10 and 11, Articles 64 through 73 of chapter 12 of the Anti-Money Laundering Law published in Official Gazette No. 840 in 2004 and chapter 4 of the Law on Financing Terrorism published in Official Gazette No. 839 in 2004.
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