Article 12 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
المادة 12 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الأول: جمع المعلومات وضبطها والتلبس بالجريمة
The article clarifies that the competent body referred to in Article 25 of the Law is the body to which the criminal investigation officer belongs.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
الجهة المختصة المشار إليها في المادة (الخامسة والعشرين) من النظام هي الجهة التي يتبع لها رجل الضبط الجنائي.
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 12 explained in plain English
This article of the Regulations is short, and its function is interpretive: it identifies what is meant by the phrase "the competent body" in Article 25 of the Criminal Procedure Law.
It provides that this body is the body to which the criminal investigation officer belongs, that is, his original employer to which he belongs administratively.
The criminal investigation officer is the one who carries out information gathering, detecting crimes and inquiries before and during the investigation, and the articles of this chapter of the Regulations deal with him, including Article 13, which explains that individuals and persons assigned to assist police directors also carry out criminal investigation work.
This article does not state what this body is competent to do or what is required of it, which is set out in Article 25 of the Law itself; all the Regulations add is to identify this body, so it should not be understood that a body other than the officer's own is meant.
It falls within the chapter on gathering and seizing information and flagrante delicto, after Article 11 on the pardon of some victims. Anyone who needs to know the body to which to complain about the conduct of a criminal investigation officer may consult a lawyer specializing in criminal cases.
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 12 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
What is the competent body mentioned in Article 25 of the Criminal Procedure Law?
According to this article of the Regulations, it is the body to which the criminal investigation officer belongs.
Does this article explain that body's powers?
No. It is limited to identifying the body, and what it is competent to do is found in Article 25 of the Law.
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لا يجوز لرجل الضبط الجنائي - من أجل تحرير المحضر وفقاً للمادة (الثانية والثلاثين) من النظام - أن يحول دون إسعاف المصابين في مكان وقوع الجريمة.
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