@) Southern Afiican Development Community ARTICLE 9 SIMPLIFIED EXTRADITION PROCEDURE The Requested State, if not precluded by its laws, may grant extradition after receipt of a request for provisional arrest, provided that the person sought explicitly consents, before a competent authority, to be extradited. ARTICLE 10 PROVISIONAL ARREST 1. In all cases, the competent authority of the Requesting State may apply by any means which allows for a written record for the provisional arrest of the person sought. 2. A request for provisional arrest shall be sent to the competent authority of the Requested State either through the diplomatic channel or directly by post or telegraph or through the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) or by any other means affording evidence in writing or accepted by the Requested State. 3. An application for provisional arrest shall include the following: 4. (a) such information, as may be available, about the description, identity, location and nationality of the person sought; (b) a statement that a request for extradition will follow; (c) a description of the nature of the offence and applicable penalty, with a brief summary of the facts of the case, including the date and place the offence was committed; (d) a statement attesting to the existence of a warrant of arrest or a statement of the punishment that can be or has been imposed for the offence to which this Protocol applies; and (e) any other information which would justify provisional arrest in the Requested State. The Requested State shall decide on the application in accordance with its laws and communicate its decision to the Requesting State without delay. Protocol on Extradition 8