The General Administration of Advocacy prepares proposed lists of lawyers nominated to represent the accused in major crimes in each region, and these lists are updated annually and are approved by His Excellency the Deputy Minister.

A Committee shall be formed in the Ministry to nominate attorneys to represent in these cases from the following:

A- Director of the General Administration of Legal Affairs                                               Chairperson

B- Legal Advisor from the Judicial Affairs Agency                   Member

C- Legal Consultant from the Agency for Regulations and International Cooperation         Member

D- Representative from the Financial Administration                                             Member

The General Administration of Legal Affairs shall appoint one of its employees as the rapporteur for the Committee's work.

The Committee receives the claim submitted by the Court in accordance with paragraph (5) of Article (96) of the Implementing Regulation of the Criminal Procedure Law, requesting the appointment of a lawyer to represent the accused, provided that the claim submitted by the Court is made well in advance of the hearing date, and the Committee must decide on the claim within a period not exceeding five days.

The Committee nominates a lawyer from the lists prepared by the General Administration of Lawyers and notifies the lawyer, sending it to the court at least five days before the scheduled hearing date.

The appointed attorney must meet the following conditions:

A- He must be registered in the roll of practicing attorneys.

B- No disciplinary penalty has been imposed on him.

C- There should be no remarks against him from the competent court.

The Committee issues its decision to appoint the nominated attorney and does not accept his resignation from continuing in the case. In the event that the attorney resigns from the case, he must submit this in writing to the Committee within a period of no less than ten days from the date of the hearing, specifying the reason for the resignation, and he must attend the hearings until the Committee decides on his request. The ministry also has the right to terminate the contract either at the request of the case supervisor or by a letter from the accused attached with justifications for that. The calculation of the attorney's fees shall be based on what has been accomplished in accordance with the provisions of the mechanism.

The attorney submits to the ministry the attestation issued to him by the court pursuant to paragraph (1) of Article (97) of the Implementing Regulation of the Criminal Procedure Law for each session to disburse his fees, and the aforementioned committee issues a decision regarding the fees the attorney is entitled to, which is referred to the relevant administration to complete the disbursement requirements.

The disbursement of entitlement does not waive the right of the accused to have the appointed attorney submit a petition for reconsideration in the circumstances determined by the law.

A contract is drafted between the Attorney Administration and the appointed attorney to take over the case according to a model prepared in accordance with this mechanism.