SUMMARY TRIBUNAL OF DAMIETTA. 30 AUGUST 1917. MM. Muhammad Naguib Salem Effendi (J.); Aly Fahmy Effendi (State Rep.). STATE REPRESENTATIVE v. ABDEL WAHHAB ABUL NAGA. Intervention of civil claimant before the courts of criminal jurisdiction — Prejudice suffered in consequence of an offence—Habitually lending at usurious rates of interest. (Art. 54 C.Cr.Pr.—Art. 294 bis P.C.) Where several loans have been made to a single borrower, in such circumstances as to render the lender guilty of the offence of habitually lending money at usurious rates of interest, the borrower is entitled to intervene, as civil claimant, in the proceedings pending before the court of criminal jurisdiction. Cf., on this point. DALLOZ, Répertoire, Vol. 36. V° Prêt à intérêts et à usure. No. 307.