UAE Criminal Procedure Law

Article 186 — Article (186) Stay of Proceedings if the Defendant Is Unable to Defend Himself

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 5: The Defendant Suffering from Mental Disability or Physiological Disorder: Article (185) Placing the Defendant at a Medical Treatment Facility or Elsewhere

1. If it is established that the Defendant is unable to defend himself due to insanity, mental disorder or weakness or a serious psychological disease occurring after the perpetration of the crime, the proceeding or the trial against him shall be suspended until the relevant cause ceases to exist. 2. The Defendant shall, in which case, be placed at a medical treatment facility based on an order of the Public Prosecution or the court that hears the proceeding, as the case may be. 3. The stay of the proceeding shall not prevent the investigation measures deemed urgent and necessary.

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