Article 120 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law

المادة 120 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل التاسع: الإفراج المؤقت

Official text (Arabic)

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

للمحقق الذي يتولى القضية، في أي وقت - سواء من تلقاء نفسه أو بناءً على طلب المتهم - أن يأمر بالإفراج عن المتهم إذا وجد أن توقيفه ليس له مسوغ، وأنه لا ضرر على التحقيق من إخلاء سبيله، ولا يُخشى هربه أو اختفاؤه، بشرط أن يتعهد المتهم بالحضور إذا طلب منه ذلك.

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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