Article 57 of the Saudi Criminal Procedure Law

المادة 57 من نظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الخامس: ضبط الرسائل ومراقبة المحادثات

Official text (Arabic)

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

لرئيس هيئة التحقيق والادعاء العام أن يأمر بضبط الرسائل والخطابات والمطبوعات والطرود، وله أن يأذن بمراقبة المحادثات الهاتفية وتسجيلها، متى كان لذلك فائدة في ظهور الحقيقة في جريمة وقعت، على أن يكون الأمر أو الإذن مسبَّبًا ومحددًا بمدة لا تزيد على عشرة أيام قابلة للتجديد وفقًا لمقتضيات التحقيق.

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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