Article 25

Mutual legal assistance

1. States Parties shall afford one another the widest measure of mutual legal assistance in investigations, prosecutions and judicial proceedings in relation to the offences covered by this Convention and shall reciprocally extend to one another similar assistance where the requesting State Party has reasonable grounds to suspect that the victims, witnesses, proceeds, instrumentalities or evidence of such offences are located in the requested State Party.

2. States parties shall carry out their obligations under paragraph 1 of this Article in conformity with any treaties or other arrangements on mutual legal assistance that may exist between them. In the absence of such treaties or arrangements, States parties shall afford one another assistance in accordance with their national law and international principles on friendly relations between States.

Article 26

Transfer of criminal proceedings

1. States parties may transfer to one another proceedings for the prosecution of offences under this Convention in cases where such transfer is considered to be in the interests of the proper administration of justice.

2. States parties may refer cases to the International Criminal Court.

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