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