FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICES IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

Bu çalışma yargılama öncesi cezai soruşturma ve davalarında etkinlik, verimlilik ve adalet standartlarının incelenmesini kapsamaktadır. Suudi Arabistan Krallığındaki (SAK) adli tıp hizmetlerinin başarıları ve bu hizmetlerin yürütülmesi sırasında karşılaşılan güçlükleri belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. İngiltere ve Gallerde ki adli tıp uygulama kodları ve profesyonel işleyişe dayalı DNA profili çıkarma hususu ile ilgili olarak etkinlik, verimlilik ve adalet değerlerini kapsayan uygun adli tıp standartlarının kullanılmasını gerektirmektedir. Bu çalışmada pek çok uluslararası, bölgesel ve ulusal kaynaklardan elde edilmiş kanunlar ve resmi belgelerin yanı sıra, üç farklı SAK şehrinden pek çok ceza hukuku uzmanı ile yapılan görüşmelerden yararlanılmıştır. Çalışma, aynı zamanda, etkinlik ve verimlilik standartlarının kendi içlerinde birbirine bağımlı olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca, SAKda adli tıp hizmetlerinin bazı amaçlara uygun şekilde işlemesine rağmen, etkinlik ve verimlilik standartlarıyla kurumsal düzeyde yeterince ilişkili olmadığını göstermiştir. Adalet standartları, ülkenin mevcut kanunları ve kültürü ile uyumlu bulunmakla birlikte uygulamada dengesizlikler söz konusudur. Sonuç olarak, Suudi Arabistan Krallığındaki adli tıp hizmetlerinin başarıları ile bu hizmetlerde karşılaşılan güçlükler ele anmıştır.

Suudi Arabistan Krallığında Adli Tıp Hizmetleri: Başarılar ve Güçlükler

This study entails an investigation into the standards of effectiveness, efficiency and fairness in pre-trial criminal investigations and proceedings. It aims to identify the challenges and achievements of the forensic science service in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This involves devising appropriate forensic science standards regarding the values of effectiveness, efficiency and fairness with special reference to forensic DNA profiling based on professional standing and the codes covering forensic science practices in England and Wales. This study consulted a variety of laws and official documentation from international, regional and national sources, as well as interviewing a number of criminal justice professionals from three different KSA provinces. The study reveals that the standards of effectiveness and efficiency are inter-reliant on each other. It also reveals that the forensic science service works acceptably for some purposes of the criminal justice system in the KSA, while it does not sufficiently interact at an organisational level with the standards of effectiveness and efficiency. The fairness standards are seen as compatible with the mainstream laws and culture of the country but are uneven in application. In the conclusion, challenges and achievements of the forensic science service in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are addressed.

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