UAE Criminal Procedure Law

Article 172 — Article (172) Trial Transcript

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. A transcript shall be drawn up and all events taking place during the trial hearing shall be recorded, and each page thereof shall be signed by both the presiding judge and the clerk of the court. 2. This transcript shall include the date of the hearing, description of whether it is an open or closed-door hearing, the names of judges, the member of the Public Prosecution who attended the hearing, the clerk, the litigants and their attorneys, the statements of both witnesses and litigants. Furthermore, a reference shall be made in the transcript to the papers read out and all actions taken, while the claims submitted during the hearing of the case, the decisions made on the subsidiary matters, the operative part of judgments rendered and all other things that take place during the hearing shall be recorded therein.

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