Translation from Arabic
Ref. Trans./4 10 07-1/Prot/E.T.
State Security Court Law
No. (17) of Year 1959
And
No. (30) of Year 1959
And Amended Law no. (11) of Year 1997
By which Article (3) of the original Law was amended by adding sections (H) and (I).
Article (8) of the original Law was also amended by considering its text as section (A)
and adding a section (B) thereto. This amendment is valid as of 16/03/1997.
And Amended Law no. (44) of Year 2001
By which the text of Article (3) of the original law was cancelled and replaced by the
current text. Article (6) of the original Law was also cancelled and replaced by the
current text. Article (7) of the original Law was amended by considering its text as
section (A) and adding a section (B) thereto. This amendment is valid as of
16/03/1997.
Article (1):
This Law shall be called "The State Security Court Law of Year 1950" and shall
enter into effect as of the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (last
amendment was published in 28/8/2001).
Article (2):
In special cases and for public interest, the Prime Minister has the right to form one
special court or more called the State Security Court (SSC), each consisting of three
civil judges and/or military judges appointed by the Prime Minister. The civil judges
shall be recommended to the Prime Minister by the Minister of Justice, while the
military judges shall be recommended by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff.
The Court formation decision shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Article (3):
a- The State Security Court shall have the jurisdiction to look into the crimes
mentioned below, committed in violation of the laws stated thereafter or their
amendments or replacements:
1. Crimes against the internal and external security of the State as
stipulated in Penal Law no. (16) of Year 1960.
2. Crimes of banknote and coin forgery as stipulated in Articles (239) until
(252) of Penal Law no. (16) of Year 1960.
3. Any other crime related to the economic security and the Prime Minister
decides to bring before this Court.
4. Crimes against the Law for the Protection of the State's Secrets and
Documents no. (50) of Year 1971.
5. Crimes against the Law of Narcotics and Mental Stimulants no. (11) of
Year 1988.
6. Crimes against Article (12) of the Explosives Law no. (13) of Year 1953.
7. Crimes against sections (A) and (B) of Article (11) of the Firearms and
Munitions Law no. (34) of Year 1952.
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