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Khalifa orders release of 751 prisoners
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 751 UAE nationals and expatriate prisoners on the occasion of Ramadan.
- WAM
- Published: 00:00 September 23, 2006
Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 751 UAE nationals and expatriate prisoners on the occasion of Ramadan.
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Shaikh Khalifa also ordered to pay the debts of the prisoners amounting to Dh3.6 million.Shaikh Khalifa directed the Abu Dhabi Council for Emiratisation to find jobs for the released UAE nationals.
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