RAK Ruler pardons 210 prisoners

RAK Ruler pardons 210 prisoners (Wam) / 8 July 2013 His Highness Shaikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has ordered the release of 210 prisoners, on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. The pardon covers inmates in Penal and Correctional Institutions in RAK who have so far served different jail terms. Released expatriate prisoners will be deported. Shaikh Saud’s gesture aims to give freed prisoners another chance to start a new life and ease the suffering of their families as well. Shaikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah and Chairman of the RAK Judicial Council, instructed the competent authorities to implement the orders of the RAK Ruler in coordination with the General Headquarters of the RAK Police. Counsellor Hassan Saeed Muhaimmed, Public Prosecutor of the RAK, said the kind gesture of the Ruler would grant the released prisoners an opportunity to get rehabilitated into the community.  Taylor Scott International