Translation from Arabic Ref. Trans./4 10 07-1/Prot/E.T. jurisdiction of the State Security Court, for a period not exceeding fifteen days, renewable if the welfare of the investigation so required, provided that the renewal period does not exceed two months. Article (8): a) The trial of the persons accused of any crimes under this Law shall be public (open), unless the Court decides for the public interest to have it in private. The defendant has the right to appoint an attorney to defend him. b) The Court shall begin looking into any case that is referred to it within a period not exceeding ten days as of the date of its referral. The sessions for this purpose shall be held in consecutive days and the trial shall not be adjourned for more than (48) hours, unless for very pressing reasons which should be stated in the adjournment decision. Article (9): a) The State Security Court shall issue its verdicts unanimously or by majority of opinion. b) While observing the provisions of section (C) of this Article, the verdicts issued by the State Security Court in crimes shall be subject to appeal at the Cassation Court within thirty days of their pronouncement if the verdicts were in presence, and as of the date of their issuance if the verdicts were in absentia. This is applicable to the Attorney General and the defendant. c) The death sentence or the sentence for a criminal punishment that is not less than ten years' detention are also subject to appeal, even if the defendant did not request so. The Attorney General in this case shall submit the case's file to the Cassation Court within thirty days of the verdict's issuance, along with his own remarks thereon. Article (10): a) The Cassation Court shall hold its sessions to consider the cassation submitted to it under sections (b) and (c) of Article (9) of this Law, and shall comprise at least five judges. In this case the Cassation Court is considered to be a subject court* that has the right to endorse the verdict on basis of the evidence presented in the case file, or to refute the verdict and hence find the defendant either innocent or guilty. This court also has the right to issue the same verdict the State Security Court would have issued. b) If the State Security Court found the defendant to be innocent, the Cassation Court would not have the right to convict the defendant, unless the evidence of the case was heard all over again. c) If the Cassation Court discovered a fault in procedure or a violation of the law, it has the right to refute the verdict and return the case to the State Security Court to carry on with it in accordance with instructions. d) In any case, the verdict of the Cassation Court shall be final. * Translator's note: i.e. the Cassation Court would have the right to look into the subject of the case itself, as opposed to its usual status of a follow up court whose duty is merely to verify the proper implementation of the law. 3