UAQ Ruler orders release of prisoners ahead of Ramadan

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UAQ Ruler orders release of prisoners ahead of Ramadan

Umm Al Qaiwain - The holy month of Ramadan is likely to begin from May 27, subject to moon sighting.

By Wam

Published: Thu 25 May 2017, 1:07 PM

Last updated: Thu 25 May 2017, 3:13 PM

His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, has ordered the release of a number of prisoners from punitive and reformative institutions in the Emirate of Umm Al Qaiwain, and the deportation of non-citizen prisoners, on the occasion of the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
The UAQ Ruler's humanitarian gesture on pardoning the prisoners comes in line with his keenness to give them the opportunity to resume a new life and alleviate the suffering of their families.

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