1. All fact-finding, investigation and trial procedures shall be conducted in Arabic. 2. If the Accused, the witness, or other parties whose statements or testimonies are required to be recorded in the evidence-gathering reports, the investigation reports of the Public Prosecution or the transcripts of trial hearings, do not speak Arabic, the Judicial Police Officer, the prosecutor or the competent court's judge, as the case may be, may either engage an interpreter from among the approved or licensed interpreters or use any technical means approved by the Ministry of Justice or the by Local Judicial Authority. 3. If the Accused, the witness or other parties involved in the criminal action are mute, deaf or unable to speak, the questions shall be recorded in writing, and their answer to them shall be recorded in a document to be attached with the case file. If the same cannot be recorded in writing, a sign language interpreter shall be engaged. 4. Under any circumstances, the Judicial Police Officers, the Public Prosecution and the court may engage an interpreter belonging to any other entity after taking an oath to perform his / her mission with honesty and sincerity.
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