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Use of Weapons and Assault on Prisoners in the Saudi Prisons and Detention Law

استعمال السلاح والاعتداء على السجناء — نظام السجن والتوقيف

Guards may use firearms to repel an attack or forcible resistance or prevent escape when other means are not possible, firing first into the air and then at the legs or arms; assault of any kind on prisoners or detainees is banned and employees who assault are disciplined, without prejudice to criminal penalties.

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