Spokesman of the Ministry of Justice holds press briefing 3 Riyadh

Regarding the publicity of court proceedings, he said that priority
is given to the first of kin of the indicted and the victims and then
to the media as well as those interested, given the space capacity of
the court room. However, the judge has the right of the
confidentiality of all or part of the proceedings.
In response to a question, Al-Saadan denied that any of the
convicted has caused chaos after publicly rejecting the ruling.
He reassured that some of the accused have sought and were given
legal assistance while others opted to defend by themselves.
In reply to a question, he said all rulings were elementary and
subject to appeal.
He said courts will continue work during summer vacation as there is
no judicial vacation.
He hinted to the principle of compensation in the Saudi litigation
system, citing one confirmed case for compensation, i.e. when a final
ruling was appealed and won by the appellant.
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