Article 10 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Law

This article regulates appointment and transfer in the Public Prosecution at two levels:

First: the Attorney General

• He is appointed by royal order.
• His rank is the rank of minister.
• He must meet the conditions required for holding the post of Head of Investigation and Prosecution Departments at the least, which is the last of the posts on the list of post titles in Article 9.

Second: the other members

Filling the posts of the other members of the Public Prosecution, and transferring them to other bodies, is by royal order on a decision of the Public Prosecution Council.

Amendments: the current text was issued by Royal Decree No. (M/125) dated 14/9/1441 AH. The previous version, issued by Royal Decree No. (M/31) dated 13/4/1436 AH, provided for the appointment of the "head of the Authority" on the nomination of the "Supervisor", and for filling the posts of other members and transferring them to be by royal order on a decision of the Authority's council and the recommendation of the Supervisor. The current text therefore contains no nomination or recommendation by the Supervisor, and uses the titles Attorney General and Public Prosecution Council.

This article is linked to Article 9, which sets the titles of the members' posts and treats them in salaries and benefits as their counterparts under the Judiciary Law.