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Egyptian Criminal Law
Penal Code No. 58 of 1937 — archival Arabic document, not a confirmed consolidation of all later amendments. Criminal law also involves procedure and special criminal legislation; this file does not cover the entire field.
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Checking the file source does not mean every provision is currently in force. Later amendments, judgments and commencement dates must be checked before applying a provision to a particular matter.
Do not use an older criminal procedure edition to determine today’s applicable process. The commencement of Law No. 174 of 2025 and any subsequent changes must be verified separately.
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