Translation from Arabic
Ref. Trans./4 10 07-1/Prot/E.T.
8. Crimes against the public safety as stipulated in Articles from (157) until
(168) of Penal Law no. (16) of Year 1960.
9. Breaching the Provisions of Article (195) of Penal Law no. (16) of Year
1960.
10. Crimes stipulated in Articles (160) and (162) and sections (b), (c), and
(d), and (e) of Article (177), and sections (b) and (c) of Article (179) of
Civil Aviation Law no. (50) of Year 1985.
11. Concealing the crimes and felonies stipulated in Article (206) of Penal
Law no. (16) of Year 1960.
b- If the Attorney General of the State Security Court discovered specific
accusations (among the main charges) that do not fall under the jurisdiction of
the State Security Court, he would still have the right to refer them to the State
Security Court in correlation with the other accusations.
Article (4):
The following individuals shall fall under the jurisdiction of the State Security Court
and not another Court: anyone who conspires, instigates, or assists in committing
any of the crimes mentioned in this law, or who tries to commit any of them, or tries to
urge, instigate, or encourage another person to commit them, or helps in any other
way in facilitating the performance of the crime, and anyone in general who is
connected to the performance of these crimes.
Article (5):
The State Security Court formed for the sake of judging cases under the provisions of
this Law shall be obliged to observe the legal texts indicated in Article (3) of this Law,
and to apply the penalties stated therein.
Article (6):
The Provisions of this Law shall not be applicable to cases already submitted to other
courts before the date in which this Law became effective, and such cases shall
continue to be considered by the competent court until a verdict is issued.
Article (7):
a) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff shall appoint the president of the
Military Judiciary or one of the latter's assistants as an Attorney General for
the State Security Court, and he may appoint an assistant or more from the
military judges. He shall also appoint one military judge or more to act as a
Prosecutor General, in accordance with the competencies stipulated to each
of them in the Law on the Rules of Criminal Procedures.
b)
1.
The Prosecutor General or any of his assistants in the Judicial Police
shall practice the authority given to them in accordance with the
provisions of the valid Law on the Rules of Criminal Procedures, and
shall have the right to detain the defendant(s), whenever necessary,
for a period not exceeding seven days before referring him (them) to
the Prosecutor General.
2.
Notwithstanding the text of the valid Law of the Rules of Criminal
Procedures, the Prosecutor General has the right to issue an arrest
warrant against the defendant in fellonies that fall under the
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