Section B
Arab cooperation for the prevention and suppression of terrorist offences
Article 4
Contracting States shall cooperate for the prevention and suppression of terrorist
offences, in accordance with the domestic laws and regulations of each State, as
set forth hereunder:
I.
Exchanging of information
1.
Contracting States shall undertake to promote the exchange of
information between and among them concerning:
a.
The activities and crimes of terrorist groups and of their
leaders and members; their headquarters and training; the
means and sources by which they are funded and armed;
the types of weapons, munitions and explosives used by
them; and other means of aggression, murder and
destruction;
b. The means of communication and propaganda used by
terrorist groups, their modus operandi; the movements of
their leaders and members; and the travel documents that
they use.
2.
Each Contracting State shall undertake to notify any other
Contracting State in an expeditious manner of the information it
has concerning any terrorist offence that takes place in its territory
and is intended to harm the interests of that State or of its
nationals and to include in such notification statements concerning
the circumstances surrounding the offence, those who committed
it, its victims, the losses occasioned by it and the devices and
methods used in its perpetration, to the extent compatible with the
requirements of the investigation and inquiry.
Contracting States shall undertake to cooperate with each other in
3.
the exchange of information for the suppression of terrorist
offences and promptly to notify other Contracting States of all the
information or data in their possession that may prevent the
occurrence of terrorist offences in their territory, against their
nationals or residents or against their interests.
4.
Each Contracting State shall undertake to furnish any other
Contracting State with any information or data in its possession
that may:
a.
Assist in the arrest of a person or persons accused of
committing a terrorist offence against the interests of that
State or of being implicated in such an offence whether by
aiding and abetting, collusion or incitement;
b. Lead to the seizure of any weapons, munitions or explosives
or any devices or funds used or intended for use to commit
a terrorist offence.
5.
Contracting States shall undertake to maintain the confidentiality of
the information that they exchange among themselves and not to
furnish it to any State that is not a Contracting State or any other
party without the prior consent of the State that was the source of
the information.