Article 61 of the Saudi Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law

المادة 61 من نظام مكافحة المخدرات والمؤثرات العقلية

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يعفى من العقوبات المقررة عن الجرائم المنصوص عليها في المادة (الثالثة) من هذا النظام، كل من بادر من الجناة -ما لم يكن محرضا على الجريمة- بإبلاغ السلطات العامة عن الجريمة قبل علمها بها. فإذا حصل البلاغ عن الجريمة بعد وصولها إلى علم السلطات تعين لإعفاء المبلغ أن يؤدي بلاغه إلى ضبط باقي الجناة ما دام ذلك ممكنا.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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