In force Last amended 17/8/1446 AH
Saudi Public Prosecution Law
نظام النيابة العامة
The law covers the establishment, formation and jurisdiction of the Public Prosecution, its members and staff, discipline of members, general provisions, the grades and salaries of members, and its regulations.
- Articles
- 30
- In force
- 28
- Amended
- 18
- Issued
- 24/10/1409 AH
Issued by: مرسوم ملكي رقم م/56 بتاريخ 24 / 10 / 1409 · قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم 140 بتاريخ 13 / 8 / 1409
Each article shows the official Arabic text, which is the only legally binding version, followed by our plain-English explanation.
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Articles of the Saudi Public Prosecution Law
- Article 1The article states that the Public Prosecution is part of the judicial authority, fully independent and organizationally linked to the King, with its main seat in Riyadh and branches inside and outside it.Amended
- Article 2The article states that the Public Prosecution is composed of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General and a sufficient number of members.Amended
- Article 3أولاً - تختص الهيئة وفقا للأنظمة وما تحدده اللائحة التنظيمية ، بما يلي: أ - التحقيق في الجرائم. ب - التصرف في التحقيق برفع الدعوى أو حفظها…Amended
- Article 4أ - تؤلف لجنة تسمى: ( لجنة إدارة الهيئة ) مكونة من : رئيس الهيئة رئيساً نائب رئيس الهيئة ، وخمسة من أعضاء الهيئة من مرتبة وكيل رئيس دائرة…Amended M/180
- Article 5The article states that the work of the Public Prosecution's members has a judicial character, that they are fully independent and subject only to Islamic Sharia and the laws in force, and that no one may interfere in their work.Amended
- Article 6The article states that Public Prosecution members enjoy the rights and guarantees of the Civil Service Law and the Retirement Law and are bound by the Civil Service Law's duties, without prejudice to the provisions of this Law.
- Article 7The article bars a Public Prosecution member from combining his post with trade or any work inconsistent with the independence and dignity of the work, and allows the management committee to bar him from any work that conflicts with his duties.
- Article 8The article bars Public Prosecution members from disclosing secrets they learn through their work, and this ban continues even after they leave service.
- Article 9The article sets the titles of Public Prosecution posts from Investigation Lieutenant to Head of Investigation and Prosecution Departments, and treats members as their counterparts under the Judiciary Law in salaries and benefits.Amended
- Article 10The Attorney General is appointed with the rank of minister by royal order from among those qualified as Head of Investigation and Prosecution Departments, and other posts and transfers are by royal order on a decision of the Public Prosecution Council.Amended
- Article 11مع مراعاة ما ورد في هذا النظام، يحدد مجلس الوزراء شروط شغل وظائف الهيئة، كما يحدد كيفية معاملة أعضائها، وغيرهم من العاملين فيها من حيث…Repealed
- Article 12The article lists the grounds on which a Public Prosecution member's service ends, including reaching 65 with possible extension up to 5 years, death, resignation, retirement, health incapacity, poor performance ratings and disciplinary grounds.Amended
- Article 13The article provides that, other than death, reaching the legal age and failure to prove fitness during probation, a Public Prosecution member's service ends by royal order on a decision of the Public Prosecution Council.Amended
- Article 14The article states that Public Prosecution members may not be tried except under the conditions and rules specific to their discipline.
- Article 15The article places discipline of Public Prosecution members with a three-member Disciplinary Council in the Authority's council, named by its head, deciding by majority, with decisions final only on the Authority's council approval.Amended
- Article 16لرئيس دائرة أو دوائر التحقيق والادعاء حق تنبيه المحققين التابعين لها إلى ما يقع منهم مخالفا لواجباتهم أو مقتضيات وظائفهم، بعد سماع…Amended
- Article 17The head of the Inspection Department or his delegate brings the disciplinary case at the Attorney General's request, after an investigation by a member named by the Public Prosecution Council who outranks the member or is senior to him.Amended
- Article 18The article requires the disciplinary case to be brought by a memorandum stating the charge and its evidence, submitted to the Disciplinary Council, which issues its decision after calling the accused to appear before it.
- Article 19The article bars arresting, investigating or prosecuting a Public Prosecution member without the Authority's management committee's permission, and sets rules for flagrante delicto cases, including referral to the committee within 24 hours.
- Article 20The article allows the Disciplinary Council to conduct the investigations it considers necessary or assign one of its members to do so, and requires the accused to be summoned in sufficient time with an adequate statement of the case and the evidence.
- Article 21The article allows the Disciplinary Council, when it decides to proceed with the trial, to order the accused suspended from performing his duties, and to review the suspension at any time.
- Article 22The article provides that the disciplinary case lapses on the Public Prosecution member's resignation, and that it does not affect the criminal or civil case arising from the same incident.
- Article 23The article makes Disciplinary Council sessions confidential, guarantees the member a defense in writing or through a member of the Authority, and allows judgment in his absence if he neither appears nor delegates anyone, after verifying his summons.
- Article 24The article requires the judgment in a disciplinary case to contain the reasons on which it was based, and the reasons to be read out when it is pronounced in a confidential session.Amended
- Article 25The article limits the disciplinary penalties that may be imposed on a Public Prosecution member to two: reprimand and termination of service.Amended
- Article 26The article provides that Disciplinary Council decisions are referred to the Public Prosecution Council for consideration, with termination of service executed by royal order and reprimand by decision of the Attorney General.Amended
- Article 27The article provides that the Attorney General has administrative and financial supervision over the Public Prosecution, with the minister's powers over its employees and staff, and is its point of reference to ministries and other bodies.Amended
- Article 28يصدر مجلس الوزراء اللائحة التنظيمية اللازمة لهذا النظام بناء على اقتراح وزير الداخلية ، وتحدد هذه اللائحة الحالات التي لا يجوز لعضو الهيئة…Repealed
- Article 29The article provides that the Public Prosecution Law repeals any provisions that conflict with it.
- Article 30The article provides that the Public Prosecution Law is published in the Official Gazette and takes effect from the date of its publication.