Article 11 of the Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
المادة 11 من اللائحة التنظيمية للجان إصلاح ذات البين في إمارات المناطق
Article 11 requires anyone who wants to seek reconciliation and is not a committee member to submit a request to the committee, which completes what is needed under its rules.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
على كل من يرغب في السعي في الصلح من غير أعضاء اللجنة أن يتقدم بطلب إلى اللجنة، وعلى اللجنة إكمال اللازم على ضوء الضوابط المنظمة لأعمالها.
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 11 explained in plain English
Persons from outside the committee, such as community notables or relatives of either party, often want to mediate between the family of the convicted person and the victim's heirs. This article regulates that:
- Submitting a request: anyone who wishes to seek reconciliation and is not a committee member must submit a request to the committee.
- The committee's role: it completes what is needed on the request in light of the rules governing its work.
The article does not specify the form of the request or the time for deciding it, but refers to the rules governing the committee's work.
This article is consistent with paragraph 2 of Article 5, which gives the committee full supervision of the efforts to seek reconciliation in the region. Under this Regulation, seeking reconciliation takes place under the committee's umbrella, and not in isolation from it.
Anyone who wishes to mediate in a particular case may contact the region's committee, or consult a lawyer specializing in criminal cases.
Practical example
A notable of a governorate knows the victim's family and wishes to intercede with them to forgive the convicted person. Under this article he submits a request to the reconciliation committee in the region, and the committee completes what is needed on his request under its rules.
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 11 of the Saudi Reconciliation Committees Regulation
May people who are not committee members seek reconciliation?
Yes, but they must submit a request to the committee, which completes what is needed in light of the rules governing its work.
Where do I submit a request to mediate in a qisas case?
To the reconciliation committee.
More articles on Tasks of the Reconciliation Committee
- Article 2
Article 2 sets the committee's aim, which is to seek reconciliation between the parties to the case in a way that achieves forgiveness, ends disputes and clears hearts.
تتولى اللجنة السعي في الإصلاح بين أطراف القضية، بما يحقق التسامح وإنهاء الخلافات وتصفية النفوس.
- Article 5
Article 5 lists the committee's tasks, including seeking reconciliation without coercion, full supervision of reconciliation efforts in the region, and proposing branch committees in the governorates.
تقوم اللجنة -في سبيل تحقيق أهدافها- بالمهمات والاختصاصات اللازمة التي تخدم الغاية التي أنشئت من أجلها، ومن ذلك ما يأتي: 1- السعي في الإصلاح دون إكراه أو إجبار أ
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