Dubai: Vice President, UAE Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has ordered the release of 203 prisoners of various nationalities from Dubai’s correctional and punitive establishments, ahead of Eid al-Adha, GulfNews reported.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed’s order to pardon the prisoners gives the prisoners an opportunity to start a new life and reintegrate into society, Dubai Attorney General Chancellor Essam Issa Al Humaidan said, adding that Dubai Public Prosecution will immediately commence the legal procedures to implement the order so that the pardoned can spend Eid Al Adha with their families.