Saudi Arabia: The Imprisonment and Detention Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/31

 

Title

 

 

Saudi Arabia: The Imprisonment and Detention Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/31

 

Date of adoption

 

 

28 May 1978

 

Entry into force

 

 

16 June 1978

 

Text versions

 

Arabic

 

Source:

 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Bureau of Experts at The Council of Ministers, accessed: 21 May 2013.

 

 

Abstract

 

 

The Minister of Interior may, in cases of crimes that involve national security, issue an imprisonment and arrest order for foreigners who may be held in special locations or special sections of prison and detention centers.