UAE Criminal Procedure Law — Article 299 — Article (299) Postponed Enforcement of Custodial Sentence against a Person with Mental or Psychological Disorder
Book 4: Enforcement of Judgments · Part 3: Enforcement of Custodial Sentences
If the convict is afflicted with insanity or serious mental or psychological disorder, which makes him totally unable to control his acts, the enforcement of sentence shall be postponed until he is cured. In which case, he shall be kept at a medical treatment facility, and the period of his stay at the same shall be subtracted from the court-ordered sentence term.
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