Article 62 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
المادة 62 من نظام مكافحة جرائم الإرهاب وتمويله · الفصل الخامس: المصادرة
Article 62 explains that confiscated funds, instrumentalities and proceeds that need not be destroyed may be disposed of by the competent authority under the legal rules, recovered, or shared with states linked to the Kingdom by agreements.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
إذا حكم بمصادرة الأموال أو الوسائط أو المتحصلات وكانت غير واجبة الإتلاف، فللجهة المختصة التصرف بها وفقاً للأحكام المقررة نظاماً، أو استردادها أو اقتسامها مع الدول التي تربطها مع المملكة اتفاقيات أو معاهدات سارية.
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
Article 62 explained in plain English
This article deals with the stage after the confiscation judgment is issued, that is, after ownership of the funds, instrumentalities or proceeds has been permanently stripped by judicial ruling as defined in Article 1.
The article distinguishes between two kinds of confiscated items:
- What must be destroyed: the article does not address how it is disposed of.
- What need not be destroyed: here the competent authority has three options:
- Disposing of them in accordance with the legally prescribed rules.
- Recovering them.
- Sharing them with states linked to the Kingdom by agreements or treaties in force.
The option of sharing reflects the international character of terrorism and terrorist financing crimes, as the funds may be spread across more than one state or may have been traced in cooperation with them. The article does not set the sharing proportions or procedures; it refers to the agreements and treaties in force and the legally prescribed rules.
The article follows Article 61, which allows the court to annul acts that obstruct recovering funds subject to confiscation, so the two articles together protect the path of the funds from seizure to final disposal.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 62 of the Saudi Counter-Terrorism Crimes and Financing Law
What does the State do with confiscated funds in terrorism cases?
If they need not be destroyed, the competent authority may dispose of them in accordance with the legally prescribed rules, recover them, or share them with states linked to the Kingdom by agreements or treaties in force.
Can confiscated funds be shared with another state?
Yes, provided there are agreements or treaties in force between the Kingdom and that state.
Does the article set a sharing proportion?
No. The article mentions no proportions or detailed procedures.
More articles on Precautionary Attachment and Confiscation of Funds
- Article 9
Article 9 allows the Public Prosecution, and the head of State Security at the evidence-gathering stage, to order urgent precautionary seizure, without notifying the person concerned, of funds, instrumentalities or proceeds suspected of being linked to crimes under the Law.
1- للنيابة العامة أن تأمـر الجهة المختصة بالحجـز التـحـفـظي -بـصـورة عاجـلة دون إبلاغ الطرف المعني- على الأموال أو الوسائط أو المتحصلات التي يشتبه ارتباطها بأي
- Article 22
Article 22 gives the Public Prosecution the power to identify and trace the funds, instrumentalities and proceeds that may be subject to confiscation, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.
دون الإخلال بحقوق الغير الحسن النية، تتولى النيابة العامة صلاحية تحديد الأموال والوسائط والمتحصلات التي قد تخضع للمصادرة وتعقّبها.
- Article 28
Article 28 requires the competent authority to execute an order for precautionary seizure of funds, proceeds or instrumentalities urgently.
على الجهة المختصة تنفيذ الأمر الصادر بالحجز التحفظي على الأموال أو المتحصلات أو الوسائط بصورة عاجلة.
- Article 58
Article 58 provides for confiscation by judicial ruling of the proceeds, instrumentalities and funds connected to crimes under the Law or prepared for them, even if held by someone other than the offender, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.
مع عدم الإخلال بحقوق الغير الحسن النية، يصادر بحكم قضائي -بصرف النظر عمّا إذا كانت في حيازة أو ملكية الجاني أو طرف آخر- ما يلي: 1- المتحصلات. فإن اختلطت بأموال
- Article 59
Article 59 provides for confiscating, by judicial ruling, other funds equal in value to the funds, instrumentalities or proceeds if they cannot be confiscated under Article 58 or their location cannot be determined.
إذا تعذر مصادرة الأموال أو الوسائط أو المتحصلات وفقاً للمادة (الثامنة والخمسين) من النظام أو لم يمكن تحديد مكانها، فتصادر بحكم قضائي أي أموال أخرى تعادل قيمة تل
- Article 60
Article 60 bars confiscation of funds, instrumentalities or proceeds if their owner proves he obtained them for a fair price, for a service commensurate with their value, or on other lawful grounds, and was unaware of their unlawful source.
لا تجوز مصادرة الأموال أو الوسائط أو المتحصلات متى أثبت صاحبها أنّه حصل عليها لقاء ثمن عادل أو مقابل تقديمه خدمة تتناسب مع قيمتها أو حصل عليها بناءً على أسباب م
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