Article 79 of the Saudi Law of Evidence

المادة 79 من نظام الإثبات · الفصل الثالث: إجراءات الإثبات بالشهادة

Official text (Arabic)

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

1- للخصم المشهود عليه أن يبين للمحكمة ما يخل بشهادة الشاهد من طعن فيه أو في شهادته. وتقدر المحكمة أثر ذلك في الشهادة.

2- للمحكمة تقدير عدالة الشاهد من حيث سلوكه وتصرفه وغير ذلك من ظروف الدعوى، دون حاجة إلى التزكية، ولها عند الاقتضاء الاستعانة في تقدير العدالة بما تراه من وسائل.

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)

The plain-language explanation of this article is currently available in Arabic only. An English translation is on the way.

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