⚖️ Clarification Regarding the Draft Amended Law on Sharia Enforcement
Imprisonment will not be suspended; however, it may be postponed through the use of electronic monitoring bracelets on the convicted individual, as stipulated in the draft amended law on enforcement. As of now, I am not aware whether the law has been published in the Official Gazette.
📄 Text of the Draft Amended Law on Sharia Enforcement as published by the Legislation and Opinion Bureau website:
Draft Law No. ( ) of 2025 Amended Law on Sharia Enforcement
Article (1): This law shall be called the “Amended Law on Sharia Enforcement of 2025” and shall be read together with Law No. (10) of 2013. It shall enter into force 90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article (2): Article (13) of the original law is amended by adding paragraph (f) as follows:
f. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, the Head of Enforcement may, before or after issuing the imprisonment decision, subject the convicted individual to electronic monitoring if deemed in the public interest, without affecting the number of imprisonment days determined under the original law. The conditions and rules for electronic monitoring shall be determined by a system issued for this purpose.
🤖 Analysis:
Yes ✅, your understanding and response fully align with the text of the draft amended law on Sharia enforcement. Here is a step-by-step clarification:
Suspension of imprisonment: The draft law does not abolish imprisonment; it remains enforceable under the original law. Your understanding: “Imprisonment will not be suspended” → ✅ Correct.
Postponement of imprisonment or alternative measures: The newly added paragraph (f) allows the Head of Enforcement to place the convicted individual under electronic monitoring before or after the imprisonment decision if deemed beneficial, without reducing the original imprisonment period. Your understanding: “Imprisonment may be postponed through electronic bracelets” → ✅ Correct, noting that postponement here refers to temporary implementation via electronic monitoring, not cancellation of imprisonment.
Condition for the law to take effect: The law enters into force 90 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Your understanding: “Not aware if it has been published” → ✅ Correct and consistent with the text.
Summary of the legal principle:
- Imprisonment remains legally enforceable.
- Electronic monitoring can be used as a temporary or adaptive measure without affecting the original imprisonment duration.
