Whoever is sentenced to temporary or life imprisonment for a crime affecting the external or internal security of the State, for crimes against the security of the State, for a crime of counterfeit, falsification or forgery of money or forgery of stamps, governmental securities or official instruments, or for a crime of bribery, embezzlement, or misappropriation or damage to public funds, theft or premediated murder or arson, shall, by the force of law, be placed under police probation after serving the sentence according to the rules set down by the Minister of Interior, for a period equivalent to the term of the penalty, provided that it shall not exceed (5) five years. Nevertheless, the court may reduce the period of probation, exempt the convict therefrom, or reduce its restrictions. A convict who violates the conditions of probation shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and/or a fine not exceeding fifty (50,000) thousand AED.
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