The Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah orders the release of 854 inmates from the correctional institution on the occasion of the 54th Union Day

His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, ordered the release of 854 inmates of the Correctional and Punitive Institution in Ras Al Khaimah who are serving varying sentences and who have been sentenced in various cases on the occasion of the country’s celebrations of the 54th Union Day.

This order comes out of His Highness the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah’s keenness to alleviate the suffering of their families, and to give those released another opportunity to turn the page on the past.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah and Chairman of the Judicial Council, directed that the necessary measures be taken to implement the order of His Highness the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah to release those included in the amnesty from the inmates of the Correctional and Punitive Institution in Ras Al Khaimah, in coordination with the General Command of the Ras Al Khaimah Police as soon as possible.

For his part, Counselor Hassan Saeed Muhammed, Attorney General of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, said that the generosity of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, to pardon some of the convicts comes from His Highness’s keenness to give those included in the pardon the opportunity to reintegrate into the fabric of society.

The Attorney General thanked His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi for his noble order, which brought joy and happiness to the hearts of families waiting to meet their relatives.

He also thanked His Highness the Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah, Chairman of the Judicial Council, for the constant and continuous follow-up he gives to the Public Prosecution and the Judiciary in Ras Al Khaimah.