Article 68 of Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

The court that sentenced a foreign prisoner serving the penalty imposed on him for the offence prescribed in Article (49) of this Decree- Law Index 413 Home Page Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Decree-Law No. 159 of 2025 concerning Combating Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Regulating Their Use and Trade Therein Law may order suspension of execution of the penalty imposed on him together with his deportation from the country, after two months have elapsed from the date he began serving the penalty. Otherwise, suspension of execution may not be ordered until a period of not less than four months has elapsed from the date the prisoner began serving the penalty imposed on him, and he has passed the treatment and rehabilitation programme prepared by the Ministry and implemented by the prison administration. Applications in the preceding cases shall be submitted to the court that issued the judgment by the Public Prosecution on the basis of a report from the prison administration. A prisoner may benefit from suspension of execution only once. The Minister of Interior shall issue a decision specifying the rules of the treatment and rehabilitation programme and the conditions necessary for passing it, after coordination with the Ministry, and the controls governing submission of prisoners' applications to the Public Prosecution in preparation for their submission to the competent court.