Article 2 of the Saudi Ministers Trial Law

This article sets out the most serious crimes in the Law and their penalty. Anyone to whom the Law applies under Article 1, that is, members of the Council of Ministers and those appointed at the rank of minister who commit the crime in the course of their duties, is punished by 25 years' imprisonment or death if he commits one of four crimes:

1. Acts intended to attempt to change the monarchy.
2. The crimes of high treason.
3. Endangering the internal security, safety and unity of the State.
4. Undermining the loyalty of members of the armed forces to the King.

The article opens with the phrase "without prejudice to what any other law provides", meaning that this provision does not repeal what other laws prescribe.

As for what is meant by high treason, Article 3 details it, counting among its forms, for example, bearing arms against the State, assisting another state in hostile acts against it, facilitating the enemy's entry into the country, and disclosing national defense secrets and delivering them to a foreign state. Article 2 therefore sets the penalty and Article 3 sets the forms of high treason.

This is a general explanation of the text and not an opinion on a particular case; anyone who needs an assessment of a specific situation should consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal and administrative matters.