Article 19 of Decree-Law No. 47 of 2026 concerning Combating Terrorist Crimes

If a person is found to be in a state of terrorist dangerousness, the Public Prosecution may, on its own initiative or at the request of the Committee, his spouse or his relatives, invite him to join a rehabilitation programme at the Centre. If he does not respond voluntarily to this invitation despite knowing of it, or does not regularly attend the programme—without an acceptable excuse—the Public Prosecution must submit an application to the Criminal Court for it to issue its decision subjecting him to a rehabilitation programme. Any of the following preventive measures may be added to this measure: a- Submission to police surveillance. b- Prohibition on frequenting a specified place or places. Law Index 458 Home Page Law on Combating Terrorism Offences Decree-Law No. 47 of 2026 concerning Combating Terrorism Offences c- Prohibition on contacting specified persons or entities. The application shall be submitted to the Criminal Court accompanied by indications and documents demonstrating the existence of a state of terrorist dangerousness. The court shall order a hearing to be set to consider the application and service on the person against whom the application is made to attend the specified hearing. Before deciding the application, the court must hear the statements of the person against whom it is made in chambers. If he fails to attend despite valid service, the court may decide the application in his absence. In all cases, the court shall decide the application submitted by a reasoned decision within thirty days from the date of its submission, and the decision imposing the measure shall be immediately enforceable. The period of implementation of the preventive measures prescribed in this Decree-Law shall not be less than one month and shall not exceed one year. Before expiry of the measure, the Prosecution may request the court to continue it or replace it with another measure for a similar period. These preventive measures may be challenged before the Court of Appeal within fifteen days from the date of the court's decision requiring him to undergo the measure if he attended any hearing, or from service of the decision on him if he failed to attend all hearings. If his grievance is rejected, he may submit a new grievance whenever three months have elapsed from the date of rejection. If his grievance is allowed, the court may only replace the measure with another measure or decide to terminate it. Service of the summons and the decision issued on the application shall be in accordance with the procedures for service of summonses and judicial judgments prescribed in the aforementioned Code of Criminal Procedure and Trials.