Article 157 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law

المادة 157 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل السادس: إجراءات الجلسة ونظامها

Official text (Arabic)

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

يحضر المتهم جلسات المحكمة بغير قيود ولا أغلال، وتجرى المحافظة اللازمة عليه، ولا يجوز إبعاده عن الجلسة أثناء نظر الدعوى إلا إذا وقع منه ما يستدعي ذلك. وفي هذه الحال تستمر الإجراءات، فإذا زال السبب المقتضي لإبعاده مُكِّن من حضور الجلسة. وعلى المحكمة أن تبلغه بما اتخذ في غيبته من إجراءات.

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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