Article 53 of Sharia Courts Procedure Law No. 31 of 1959
Sharia Courts Procedure Law No. 31 of 1959
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اذا حضر المدعى عليه الذي تجري محاكمته غيابياً جلسة من الجلسات التالية وقدم عذرا مقبولا
عن تغيبه تقرر المحكمة قبوله
وتعلمه بالاجراءات التي جرت في غيابه ولها ان تكرر هذه الاجراءات في حضوره اذا رأت ذلك
ضروريا لتأمين العدالة.
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