Safe Conduct. 1. A person present in the Requesting Party pursuant to a request made under Article 11 or 12 shall not be subject to service of process, or be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in that Party for any acts or omissions which preceded that person's departure from the Requested Party, nor shall that person be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding or to assist in any investigation other than the proceeding or investigation to which the request relates to. 2. Paragraph 1 of the present Article shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave, has not left the Requesting Party within a period of fifteen (15) days after that person has been officially notified that that person's presence is no longer required or, having left, has voluntarily returned. 3. A person who does not consent to a request pursuant to Article 11 or 12 shall not, by reason thereof, be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measure, notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request or summons.
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Sources: Mutual Assistance Treaty
Safe Conduct. 1. A person present in the Requesting Party pursuant to a request made under Article 11 or 12 shall not be subject to service of process, or be prosecuted, detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty in that Party for any acts or omissions which preceded that person's ’s departure from the Requested Party, nor shall that person be obliged to give evidence in any proceeding or to assist in any investigation other than the proceeding or investigation to which the request relates to.
2. Paragraph 1 of the present Article shall cease to apply if a person, being free to leave, has not left the Requesting Party within a period of fifteen (15) days after that person has been officially notified that that person's ’s presence is no longer required or, having left, has voluntarily returned.
3. A person who does not consent to a request pursuant to Article 11 or 12 shall not, by reason thereof, be liable to any penalty or be subjected to any coercive measure, notwithstanding any contrary statement in the request or summons.
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Sources: Treaty