Testimony in the criminal case

The testimony in a criminal case can be divided into two types: 1 – The direct testimony: It is the testimony that results from the direct contact of the witness’s senses, as if he witnessed a specific crime occurring. 2. The indirect testimony: It is the testimony in which the witness relates what was heard…

Burden of Proof in Criminal Cases

In the Syrian Code of Criminal Procedure, the burden of proof in criminal cases rests with: The Public Prosecution is primarily responsible: Because it must search for the availability of all elements of the crime whether material or moral because it seeks to uncover the crime and protect society from it. The personal claimant: When…

Submit a claim to the prosecution

When a crime occurs against a person such as abuse, theft or other crimes, he can submit a claim to the Public Prosecution in the court. This claim includes a detailed explanation of the incident that took place and at the end of it his request to refer the prosecution to the police for investigations.…

The Signature of the Blank Bond

When a person signs a bond in blank and in the form the bond holder wanted, i.e. without mentioning the amount or place of the debt, it is considered a true bond like any ordinary bond, but the debtor can prove contrary to what is stated in that bond through another written evidence because it…

The Decisive Oath

The Decisive Oath is directed by one of the parties to the lawsuit who does not have the evidence to his opponent to take an oath on the merits of the case, and it results in resolving the existing dispute, and therefore it was called the decisive oath, where the plaintiff can direct it to…