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Personal Freedoms and Guarantees in the Saudi Basic Law of Governance

الحريات والضمانات الشخصية — النظام الأساسي للحكم

No one may be arrested or detained except under the law. Homes are inviolable and may not be entered or searched except under a law. Punishment is personal; there is no crime or penalty except by a text, and penalties are not retroactive. Also covered: media and expression controls, confidentiality of correspondence, residents' duty to follow the laws, and the right to petition the authorities.

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