This law is called the Internal Security Forces Law

• The Internal Security Forces are the armed forces responsible for maintaining order and safeguarding internal public security on land and at sea, particularly preventing crimes before they occur, apprehending and investigating them after they are committed, and protecting lives, honor, and property as mandated by the laws, royal orders, Council of Ministers' decisions, royal decrees, and the decisions and orders issued by the Ministry of Interior or the Presidency of State Security, each within its jurisdiction.

• The Internal Security Forces consist of: personnel of the Ministry of Interior and the military of the Presidency of State Security, as well as all military forces operating for internal security.

• The functions of the Internal Security Forces are divided into:

  • A- Functions of the officers.

  • B- Functions of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers.

The members of the Internal Security Forces carry out their duties within the scope of their jurisdiction in accordance with the regulations and bylaws issued in this regard, as well as the jurisdictional regulations issued by the Minister of Interior and the Head of State Security, each according to their jurisdiction.

• Internal Security Forces personnel have the right to use force without using weapons to the extent necessary to perform the duty, provided that force is the only means to do so.

• First: Internal Security Forces personnel and Ministry of Interior affiliates authorized to carry weapons have the right to use them if it is the only means to achieve the security objective in the following cases:

  • 1- Arresting a person sentenced to imprisonment for more than three months, if he resists or attempts to escape.

  • 2- Arresting suspects in crimes that undermine the security and safety of the state, terrorism crimes, drug manufacturing crimes, psychotropic substances trafficking, bringing, receiving, and promoting crimes, piracy crimes, all types of armed robbery, violators of the Border Security Law and its executive regulations, or those against whom an official arrest order has been issued for major crimes requiring detention, and those caught in the act of committing such crimes, if they resist or attempt to escape.

  • 3- Assaults by prisoners during their custody, transfer, escape attempts, or rebellion accompanied by the use of force.

  • 4- Drawing a weapon against any security personnel while performing their duties, attempts to retaliate against them because of it, attempts to obstruct them from performing their tasks, physical assault on them, or attempts to release detainees.

  • 5- Preventing crimes of assault on persons, honor, and financial crimes associated with all types of armed robbery, drug trafficking crimes, psychotropic substances bringing and receiving.

  • 6- Failure to comply with orders to stop or surrender, provided that it endangers the lives of others.

  • 7- Threatening the security of an important personality or intercepting their convoy.

  • 8- Dispersing riots or aggressive demonstrations by groups of people if public security is endangered, after warning them to disperse and after using initial non-lethal deterrent means such as gas, electronic means, and similar methods.

  • 9- Preventing the storming of premises that require special entry procedures.

  • 10- Raiding terrorist and criminal dens, places of drug manufacturing, storage, and sale.

• Second: The procedures and means to be followed in all cases mentioned in clause (First) of this article before using weapons shall be determined by a decision of the Minister of Interior.

• Third: By order of the Prime Minister, based on a proposal from the Minister of Interior, the cases stipulated in clause (First) of this article may be amended or new cases added thereto.

• The Supreme Advisory Council for Public Security is composed as follows:

  • A- Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior.                        Chairman.
    B- Director of Public Security.                          
    C- Director of the Coast Guard and Border Forces.
    D- Director of the General Fire Department.
    E- Director of the General Investigations.
    F- Director of the Police College.                           Members.

• The secretariat of the Council shall be undertaken by one of the Internal Security Forces employees chosen by the Chairman. The Council convenes at the invitation of its Chairman, and its meetings are considered valid if more than half of the members are present. Its decisions are issued by an absolute majority, and in the event of a tie, the side including the Chairman prevails.

• Deliberations shall be confidential, and decisions must be reasoned.