1. His Majesty the King grants a special pardon on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers which has to include the Council's recommendation. 2. A special pardon shall not be issued for those who have not been sentenced with a final ruling. 3. The special pardon is personal; it may be by dropping the penalty or replacing it or reducing it in whole or in part (4) The Clemency of the Injured Party Article (52) The clemency of the injured party shall halt the legal action and the execution of the penalties which are not final, provided that the initiation of the legal action is based on a personal complaint by the injured party. Article (53) 1. Clemency shall not be conditional and cannot be retracted. 2. Clemency granted to one of the convicted persons shall include all others. 3. In the case where there is more than one civil complainant, clemency shall not be considered unless granted by all complainants. (5) Periods of Prescription Article (54) The period of prescription provisions stated in the Criminal Procedures Law shall preclude against the execution of penalties. Article (54) repeated 1. When passing an imprisonment sentence of not more than one year for a felony or a misdemeanor, the court may order in the judgment a suspension of sentence execution, according to the conditions stipulated in this law, if based on the convicted person's character, past, age and circumstances of offence it perceives any reason to believe that he / she will not violate the law again. The court must indicate in its judgment its reasons for suspending the sentence. The suspension might include any supplemental penalty and all other criminal effects which result from the conviction. 2. The period of a suspended sentence may be three years following the date of final judgment issuance. The suspension can only be canceled in the following two instances: a. If, during the period of suspension, the convicted person was sentenced to imprisonment for more than one month for an act which he/she committed before or after issuing the suspension order. b. If, during this period, it appears that the convicted person was sentenced, prior to the issuance of the suspension order, with the same sentence stipulated in the previous paragraph, without the knowledge of the court. 3. The order to reinstate the sentence has to be issued by the same court that issued the suspension order based on a request made by the Public Prosecution, and after notifying the convicted person to appear. If the new sentence upon which the reinstatement is based was issued after the suspension order was made, the same

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