Article 109 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law

المادة 109 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل السابع: التكليف بالحضور وأمر القبض والإحضار

Official text (Arabic)

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

يجب على المحقق أن يستجوب المتهم المقبوض عليه فورًا، وإذا تعذر ذلك فيودع مكان التوقيف إلى حين استجوابه. ويجب ألا تزيد مدة إيداعه على أربع وعشرين ساعة، فإذا مضت هذه المدة دون استجوابه وجب على مدير التوقيف إبلاغ رئيس الدائرة التـي يتبعها المحقق، وعلى الدائرة أن تبادر إلى استجوابه حالًا، أو تأمر بإخلاء سبيله.

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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