Article 144 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law

المادة 144 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الثالث: حفظ النظام في الجلسات

Official text (Arabic)

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

إذا وقعت في الجلسة جريمة غير مشمولة بحكم المادتين (الثانية والأربعين بعد المائة) و (الثالثة والأربعين بعد المائة) من هذا النظام، فللمحكمة - إذا لم تر إحالة القضية إلى هيئة التحقيق والادعاء العام - أن تحكم على من ارتكبها وفقًا للمقتضى الشرعي بعد سماع أقواله، إلا إذا كان النظر في الجريمة من اختصاص محكمة أخرى فتحال القضية إلى تلك المحكمة.

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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