Article 8 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Members Regulation
المادة 8 من لائحة أعضاء هيئة التحقيق والادعاء العام والعاملين فيها
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
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 نظيرة لمدة ثلاث عشرة سنة 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 8 explained in plain English
Article 8 sets the condition for holding the rank of Deputy Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (A), which is one of two things:
- He has spent at least two years in the rank of Deputy Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (B), or
- He has worked in comparable work for at least thirteen years.
The Article is linked to what comes before and after it in the sequence:
- Article 7 requires for the rank of Deputy Head of Department (B) at least three years in the rank of Investigator (A), or eleven years of comparable work.
- Article 9 requires for the rank of Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (B) at least two years in the rank of Deputy Head of Department (A), or fifteen years of comparable work.
It is clear from this that the difference between the ranks (B) and (A) of Deputy Head of Department is two years of service in the rank, or two additional years of comparable work (from eleven to thirteen years).
The Article is limited to the period condition, and does not address the other requirements for promotion. Anyone who believes he has met this condition and has not been promoted may consider consulting a lawyer specializing in administrative cases (the Board of Grievances).
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 8 of the Saudi Public Prosecution Members Regulation
What are the conditions for the rank of Deputy Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (A)?
At least two years in the rank of Deputy Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (B), or working in comparable work for at least thirteen years.
What rank comes after Deputy Head of Department (A)?
Article 9 deals with the rank of Head of an Investigation and Prosecution Department (B), and requires for it at least two years in the rank of Deputy Head of Department (A).
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 5
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.
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.
- 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 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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