PRISONERS TRANSFER

Estimated Time:

no specific time

Location:

Ministry of Justice

Estimated Fee:

No fees

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  • Description
  • Procedures
  • Required Documents
  • Persons benefiting from the service
  • Files
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In the context of the commitment of the Ministry of Justice bilateral and collective Arab and foreign agreements,and the need for a convict to be within his\her family and in his\her native country, it cooperates with those countries to transfer prisoners to their countries of origin; in orderto spend the rest of their sentences under the conditions provided for by the relevant conventions.

Conditions for obtaining service

Adjudicated case documents, personal ID and petition/motion.

Notes

The beneficiaries of the service

Sentenced

Institutions / government departments that cooperate together to complete this service procedures

1. Embassies

2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

3. Ministry of the Interior

4. Courts in the country of conviction and the country of enforcement

Partner institutions:

Ministry of Interior, Foreign Affairs and the embassies of foreign countries

Procedures

For Jordanians convicted outside the Kingdom:

1. The concerned individual shall present in person or by his/her legal representative a written request to the concerned authorities in the issuing country, stating that he/she wishes to be repatriated to serve his/her sentence or what is left of it in Jordanian prisons in accordance with the provisions of the agreement.

For foreigner sentenced within the Kingdom:

2. The concerned individual shall present in person or by his/her legal representative a written request to the concerned authorities in the issuing country, stating that he/she wishes to be repatriated to serve his/her sentence or what is left of it in the prisons of his/her home country.

Steps to obtain this service

For Jordanian citizen:

1. Approach the competent authorities concerned with extradition of the prisoner (the prison director, Ministry of Justice of the sentence issuing State (the State of conviction) or the requesting State (the State of enforcement), the Jordanian Embassy in the State of enforcement).

For foreign nationals in Jordanian jails:

2. Approach the competent authorities concerned with extradition of the prisoner (prison director, the Ministry of Justice in the state of conviction or in the state of enforcement, the embassy of the extradition requesting individual in the Kingdom.

 

Required Documents

1. A written request for extradition submitted by the prisoner or his representative stating the ID of the sentenced person, his place of detention and place of residence in the State of enforcement. The application shall be accompanied by a declaration containing the consent of the sentenced person or his representative.

2. Attach an original copy of the judgment or a duly certified copy.

3. The enforceability of the sentence shall be confirmed and shall clarify, to the extent possible, the circumstances, time and place of the offense, its legal status and the necessary information on the remaining sentence period to be carried out, the period of detention that has been served and any previously decided reduction of the sentence.

4. Information on the identity of the sentenced person and his conduct in the state of conviction before and after the verdict.

5. Receipts voucher showing the payment of the fees and fines issued by virtue of the decision.

Persons benefiting from the service

Convicts

Files

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