Arrested in Aruba (or whatever): the first steps to freedom

Robin Gardner disappearance took another sinister turn – for her and Gary Giordano. Purchase $ 1.5 million insurance policy for the traveling companion, who then disappears to attract suspicion. And yet let us not prejudge or let us know what you are doing to try and get your release, if you are a police in a foreign country?

When you were in a foreign country, you are at the mercy of the laws of the United States should contact the Embassy or Consulate as soon as possible to get tips from a local attorney before making declarations or signing documents like this article? Share it with others using this link http://bit.ly/pJnVyC: 

It actually begins. Before leaving the country must be:

Register with the requisitions of the Smart Traveler program of the Department of State. This will help the Embassy and consular officials to contact you or your loved ones back home in the event of an emergency, also check with the State in the country specific information for the country (s) that you will visit. You can find information here about the behavior to avoid arrestedConsider you can purchase travel insurance services or assistance. A package can provide legal assistance or it may be possible to include insurance for legal services

But unfortunately you were detained by foreign authorities (erroneously, wrongly or otherwise). What do you do when you have been arrested abroad?

Please immediately to speak with the American Embassy or Consulate. It is your right under an international treaty. Most countries adhere to the Treaty, but you should require that rightDon't villas or sign any statement before. This requirement does not apply to aid first responders in emergency situations, actual. But even when the police turn to you in the course of criminal investigations, not make a statement without a lawyer. You can resume cooperation through your lawyer as appropriateContact home. Embassy or consular officers can help with this. Your family or friends in the United States can then receive legal assistance if that helps. It will be easier if you have registered your contact information in advanceGet lawyer locally. Again, the Embassy or consular officers can help here by providing a list of local lawyers for you contact

All this ensures you will be immediately released. For example, Giordano has been charged, but the Aruban authorities imprisoned him while they investigate the case. This does not usually happen in the United States.

It should be borne in mind when traveling abroad. It's not just that the law is different, and that behavior is legal in the United States may be criminal there. Criminal procedure may be different too, and you have no constitutional rights, which we often take for granted here.

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