Article 165 — Article (165) Appearance of the Defendant Before the Court Without Handcuffs
Book 3: COURTS · Part 2: Trial Procedures · Chapter 1: General Provisions: Section I: Service of Process Upon Litigants: Article (157) Appearance of the Accused Before the Court · Section 2: Hearing Order and Procedures: Article (161) Personal Appearance or Representation of the Defendant
1. The Defendant shall appear before the court without handcuffs or restraints, but shall be duly monitored.
2. The Defendant may only be removed from the hearing when the case is being heard if he commits any act of disturbance that entails this measure. In which case, the procedures shall continue until he is allowed to appear again, then the court shall inform him of the actions taken in his absence.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
