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nationality or political opinion or the extraditurus would be exposed to greater peril for one or
more of these reasons;
b) There are special reasons dictated by national sovereignty, security, public law and order or
other essential interests of Peru that argue against the grant of extradition;
c) The requesting State does not offer assurances that allowance will be made for the period the
extraditurus was held in custody because of the extradition proceeding and any time that said
person already served in connection with the case that prompted the extradition request;
d) The crime for which extradition is sought carries the death penalty in the requesting State and
the latter does not give assurances that the death penalty will not be applied.
ARTICLE 518 - Requirements that the extradition request must meet.1. The extradition request must contain the following:
a) A description of the punishable act, with express reference to the date, place and
circumstances surrounding its commission, the identity of the victim, and under what crime the
punishable act is classified in law;
b) An explanation of the basis for the requesting State’s competence, demonstrating that the
statute of limitations for prosecution and punishment of the crime(s) has not yet expired;
c) Authenticated copies of the court decisions ordering prosecution and, where applicable, trial
of the person whose extradition is being requested, or the final conviction handed down in said
person’s presence, and authenticated copies of the decision that ordered said person’s arrest
and/or declared him in absentia or in contempt. Also, authenticated copies of the decision in
which issuance of the extradition request is ordered;
d) The text of the criminal and procedural laws relevant to the case, as provided in the preceding
paragraph;
e) All known data identifying the person whose extradition is sought, such as name and surname,
nicknames, nationality, date of birth, marital status, profession or occupation, distinguishing
features, photographs and fingerprints, and any information available regarding said person’s
domicile or whereabouts within the national territory.
2. When the treaty that Peru signs with the requesting State so stipulates or when, in application
of the principle of reciprocity, the domestic law of that State so requires for purposes of
processing a passive extradition, which must be expressly stated in the extradition request, the
latter must contain the necessary evidence establishing sufficient indicia of the commission of
the criminal act and of the involvement of the person whose extradition is being sought.
3. If the extradition request has not been properly processed or is incomplete, the central
authority, at the request of the jurisdictional organ and in coordination with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, shall ask the requesting State to correct or complete the extradition request and
the documentation.
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ARTICLE 520 - Effects of the extradition granted.1. The extraditurus may not be tried for prior acts other than those that were the basis for
granting said person’s extradition, unless Peru gives its prior authorization. In that event, the
requesting State must file an amplified extradition request; the Criminal Chamber of the
Supreme Court, which shall consider that request and the corresponding supporting documents,
shall issue an advisory decision and the Council of Ministers must approve the Supreme
Resolution authorizing the amplified extradition request.
2. If the classification of the criminal act that was the grounds for extradition is subsequently
changed in the requesting State while the extradition process is still ongoing, the change must
also have the Peruvian Government’s authorization, following the same procedure described in