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UAE president pardons jail inmates
Netherlands News.Net
Wednesday 27th August, 2008
President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has granted an executive pardon to 700 prisoners, both UAE nationals and expatriates, lodged in various jails across the country ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
He also instructed the authorities concerned to ensure that the pardoned prisoners' debts were settled.
The state-run Emirates News Agency reported the pardon was issued as part of Sheikh Khalifa's "keenness on giving those a new chance to start a new life and alleviate the suffering of their families."
The president grants such clemencies on national and religious occasions.
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