When investigating a Delinquent Juvenile, the following rules shall be observed: 1. The Police shall notify the Guardian or one of the relatives of the Delinquent Juvenile as soon as possible if the information relating to him is fit for reporting. The Juvenile Delinquent may request the presence of the Guardian. 2. Iron handcuffs or any kind of handcuffs that restrict the movement of a Delinquent Juvenile may not be placed except in cases specified by the Executive Regulations of this law. 3. If the act committed by the Juvenile Delinquent constitutes a felony, the Police shall inform the Public Prosecution to take its actions before taking any procedural action against him. 4. The Police shall take the statement of the Delinquent Juvenile in cases other than felonies, in the presence of a Child Protection Specialist, who shall prepare a report on the Delinquent Juvenile and express his opinion in writing on issues related to his personality. The Executive Regulations shall determine the controls and places for taking the Delinquent Juvenile statement. 5. The Juvenile Delinquent shall be given the opportunity to express his views freely and his views shall be given due consideration in accordance with his age and maturity. 6. After completing the Delinquent Juvenile statement, the Police shall refer him to the Public Prosecution, and shall attach the report of the Child Protection Specialist, including a statement of the Delinquent social and psychological condition, the environment in which he grew up, his opinion on the factors that prompted him to commit the punishable act or exposed him to Delinquency, and the proposed measures to reform it. 7. The Public Prosecution shall inform the Juvenile Delinquent of the charges against him and deal with the accusation and the case.
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