Please register to access this content.
To continue viewing the content you love, please sign in or create a new account
Dismiss
This content is for our paying subscribers only

UAE Government

Sheikh Sultan pardons 484 prisoners in Sharjah ahead of Ramadan

Sharjah Ruler’s pardon gives prisoners a chance at a new life, reunite with families



His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.
Image Credit: WAM/Gulf News archives

Sharjah: His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has ordered the release of 484 prisoners from punitive and reformative institutions in the emirate of Sharjah, for good conduct considerations ahead of Ramadan.

The pardon comes within the framework of the Sharjah Ruler’s keenness to give the pardoned prisoners a chance to start a new life, alleviate the suffering of their families, and to reintegrate them into society.

Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, thanked the Ruler of Sharjah for his humanitarian gesture towards the prisoners and hoped the pardon would help them intergrate into the mainstream. .

Advertisement