The Law shall regulate the provisions, duration, and causes of temporary detention, as well as the
cases in which damages are due on the state to compensate a person for such temporary detention
or for serving punishment thereafter cancelled pursuant to a final judgment reversing the
judgment by virtue of which such punishment was imposed.
In all events, it is not permissible to present an accused for trial in crimes that may be punishable
by imprisonment unless a lawyer is present by virtue of a power of attorney from the accused or
by secondment by the court.
Article (55)
Every person who is either arrested, detained, or his freedom is restricted shall be treated in a
manner that maintains his dignity. He/she may not be tortured, intimidated, coerced, or
physically or morally harmed; and may not be seized or detained except in places designated for
that purpose, which shall be adequate on human and health levels. The State shall cater for the
needs of people with disability.
Violating any of the aforementioned is a crime punished by Law.
An accused has the right to remain silent. Every statement proved to be made by a detainee under
any of the foregoing actions, or threat thereof, shall be disregarded and not be relied upon.
Article (56)
A prison is a place of correction and rehabilitation.
Prisons and places of detention shall be subject to judiciary supervision, where actions
inconsistent with human dignity or which endanger human health shall be prohibited.
The Law shall regulate the provisions of reform and rehabilitation of convicted persons and
facilitating decent lives after their release.
Article (57)
The right to privacy may not be violated, shall be protected and may not be infringed upon..
Postal, telegraphic and electronic correspondences, telephone calls, and other means of
communication are inviolable, and their confidentiality is guaranteed. They may not be
confiscated, revealed or monitored except by virtue of a reasoned judicial order, for a definite
period, and only in the cases defined by Law.
The State shall protect citizens' right to use all forms of public means of communications.
Interrupting or disconnecting them, or depriving the citizens from using them, arbitrarily, is
impermissible. This shall be regulated by Law.
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