Act 11 International Criminal Court Act 2010 95. Power to detain ICC prisoners in Uganda prison. (1) A person in Uganda shall be kept in such custody as the Minister directs in writing if— (a) the ICC holds any sitting in Uganda; and (b) the ICC requests that the person whose presence is required at the proceedings be held in custody as an ICC prisoner while the sitting continues in Uganda. (2) A direction given under subsection (1) in respect of an ICC prisoner is sufficient authority for the detention of that prisoner in accordance with the terms of the direction. (3) If an ICC prisoner is directed to be detained in a prison under subsection (1), the Prisons Act so far as applicable and with all necessary modifications, shall apply with respect to that prisoner as if the prisoner had been remanded in custody or sentenced to imprisonment for an Uganda offence, as the case may require, and is liable to be detained in a prison under such an order or sentence. (4) For the purposes of section 109 of the Penal Code (which relates to escape from lawful custody) and section 110 (which relates to aiding prisoners to escape) an ICC prisoner who is in custody in a Uganda prison or other detention facility shall be deemed to be in lawful custody while in Uganda. 96. Removal of ICC prisoner. If the Minister is satisfied that the presence of an ICC prisoner who was the subject of a direction under section 95(1) is no longer necessary, sections 77 to 80 apply with any necessary modifications to that person. PART IX—REQUESTS TO ICC FOR ASSISTANCE 97. Minister may request assistance from ICC. The Minister may make a request to the ICC for assistance in accordance with this Part in an investigation into, or trial in respect of, conduct that 66