1. The Public Prosecution and the Competent Court, as the case may be, may, without prior notice, order the identification, tracing, valuation, Seizure, or Freezing of Funds, Criminal Property, or funds of equivalent value, as well as prohibit their management and impose a travel ban pending the completion of investigation or trial. 2. The Public Prosecution and the Competent Court, as the case may be, may, whenever required, issue decisions prohibiting the disposal or dealing in Funds or Criminal Property, or funds of equivalent value, and take the necessary measures to prevent any act intended to evade Seizure, Freezing, or Confiscation orders, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties. 3. Without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties, any contract or act whose parties, or one of them, knew or should have known that its purpose was affect the ability of the competent authorities to effect Seizure, Freezing, Recovery, or Confiscation judgment, shall be deemed null and void by operation of law. 4. Any interested party may file a grievance against the decisions of the Public Prosecution relating to Seizure, Freezing, or those prohibiting dealing or disposing of Funds or Criminal Property, or funds of equivalent value, or against the extension of Freezing ordered by the Attorney General or their delegate pursuant to Clause (2) of Article (5) of this Decree by Law. The grievance shall be adjudicated by the competent Criminal Court within whose jurisdiction the Public Prosecution department issuing the decision is located, or which is competent to hear the criminal case. 5. The grievance shall be filed by way of a written report submitted to the competent Court, whereupon the chief justice of the Court shall fix a session for its consideration and notify the complainant thereof. The Public Prosecution shall submit a memorandum stating its opinion in respect of the grievance, and the Court shall decide thereon within a period not exceeding fourteen (14) working days from the date of submission. 6. The decision rendered in the grievance shall be final and not subject to appeal. Should the grievance be rejected, no new grievance may be submitted until the lapse of three (3) months from the date of rejection, unless a serious and substantial reason arises prior to such lapse. 7. The Executive Regulations of this Decree by Law shall specify the procedures, rules, and controls for implementing the provisions hereof.
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