Article 34 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law

المادة 34 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الثالث: القبض على المتهم

Official text (Arabic)

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

يجب على رجل الضبط الجنائي أن يسمع فورًا أقوال المتهم المقبوض عليه، وإذا ترجح وجود دلائل كافية على اتهامه فيرسله خلال أربع وعشرين ساعة مع المحضر إلى المحقق الذي يجب عليه أن يستجوب المتهم المقبوض عليه خلال أربع وعشرين ساعة، ثم يأمر بتوقيفه أو الإفراج عنه.

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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