Article 5 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Members Regulation
المادة 5 من لائحة أعضاء هيئة التحقيق والادعاء العام والعاملين فيها
Article 5 requires anyone holding the rank of Investigator (B) to have spent at least one year as Investigator (C), or to have worked in comparable work for at least four years.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة محقق (ب) أن يكون قد أمضى سنة على الأقل في مرتبة محقق (ج)، أو أن يكون قد اشتغل بأعمال نظيرة لمدة أربع سنوات على الأقل.
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
Article 5 explained in plain English
Article 5 sets the condition for holding the rank of Investigator (B), which is one of two things:
- He has spent at least one year in the rank of Investigator (C), or
- He has worked in comparable work for at least four years.
The first is the route of progression within the Authority, and the second opens the door to those who gained similar experience outside it. The Article does not say what counts as comparable work.
It is connected to Article 4, which requires for the rank of Investigator (C) that the person has spent at least three years in the rank of investigation lieutenant, without mentioning an alternative. This Article is the first rank in this sequence in which the alternative of comparable work appears.
It is followed by Article 6, which requires for the rank of Investigator (A) at least four years in the rank of Investigator (B), or working in comparable work for at least eight years. It appears from the sequence of Articles that the period of comparable work required increases as the rank rises.
Anyone with previous experience who wants to know whether it counts as comparable work qualifying him for this rank may consider consulting a lawyer specializing in administrative cases (the Board of Grievances).
Practical example
Abdulrahman spent a year and three months in the rank of Investigator (C), so he meets the period condition for the rank of Investigator (B). His colleague coming from outside the Authority needs at least four years of comparable work.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 5 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Members Regulation
What are the conditions for the rank of Investigator (B)?
To have spent at least one year in the rank of Investigator (C), or to have worked in comparable work for at least four years.
Can the rank of Investigator (B) be held from outside the Authority?
The Article accepts working in comparable work for at least four years as an alternative to a year in the rank of Investigator (C).
More articles on Ranks of Authority Members
- Article 3
Article 3 requires anyone holding the rank of investigation lieutenant, in addition to the conditions of Article 1, to have a university degree with an overall grade of at least good.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة ملازم تحقيق - بالإضافة إلى ما ورد في المادة (الأولى) من هذه اللائحة - أن يكون قد حصل على الشهادة الجامعية بتقدير عامّ لا يقل عن جيد.
- Article 4
Article 4 requires anyone holding the rank of Investigator (C) to have spent at least three years in the rank of investigation lieutenant.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة محقق (ج) أن يكون قد أمضى في مرتبة ملازم تحقيق ثلاث سنوات على الأقل.
- Article 6
Article 6 requires anyone holding the rank of Investigator (A) to have spent at least four years as Investigator (B), or to have worked in comparable work for at least eight years.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة محقق (أ) أن يكون قد أمضى أربع سنوات على الأقل في مرتبة محقق (ب)، أو أن يكون قد اشتغل بأعمال نظيرة لمدة ثماني سنوات على الأقل.
- Article 7
Article 7 requires anyone holding the rank of Deputy Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (B) to have spent at least three years as Investigator (A), or to have worked in comparable work for at least eleven years.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة وكيل رئيس دائرة تحقيق وادعاء (ب) أن يكون قد أمضى ثلاث سنوات على الأقل في مرتبة محقق (أ)، أو أن يكون قد اشتغل بأعمال نظيرة لمدة إحدى عشرة
- Article 8
Article 8 requires anyone holding the rank of Deputy Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (A) to have spent at least two years as Deputy Head (B), or to have worked in comparable work for at least thirteen years.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة وكيل رئيس دائرة تحقيق وادعاء (أ) أن يكون قد أمضى سنتين على الأقل في مرتبة وكيل رئيس دائرة تحقيق وادعاء (ب)، أو أن يكون قد اشتغل بأعمال نظ
- Article 9
Article 9 requires anyone holding the rank of Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (B) to have spent at least two years as Deputy Head (A), or to have worked in comparable work for at least fifteen years.
يُشترط فيمن يشغل مرتبة رئيس دائرة تحقيق وادعاء (ب) أن يكون قد أمضى سنتين على الأقل في مرتبة وكيل رئيس دائرة تحقيق وادعاء (أ)، أو أن يكون قد اشتغل بأعمال نظيرة ل
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