Royal Decree 6/2021 Promulgating the Basic Statute of the State – Decree 44 of 47 https://decree.om/2021/rd20210006/ Advocacy is a free profession that contributes, along with the judicial authority, to achieving justice and the rule of law, and guaranteeing the right to defence. A lawyer shall practise advocacy independently, subject only to his conscience and the provisions of the law. All lawyers shall enjoy—while exercising the right to defence before the courts—the guarantees and protections that are prescribed for them in the law and that are applicable to them before the investigative and evidence gathering authorities, in the manner prescribed by the law. The application of this statute shall not prejudice treaties and agreements that the Sultanate has entered into with states and international authorities and organisations. It is not permitted to suspend any of the provisions of 1/20/2025, 3:02 PM