Member of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Sharjah, head of the Department of Suburban and Village Affairs, Khamis bin Salem Al-Suwaidi, said that the department has received 179 requests to process and settle debt repayment for deceased citizens, since its mandate in coordination with the families of the deceased since 2012, while the financial value of these requests amounted to 110 million dirhams.

"The department is keen on following up the families of the deceased and providing them with services, to establish the principles of solidarity and compassion, and to perform its family social role in alleviating the deceased's relatives through what it provides to them," he said, pointing to preparing the appropriate condolence headquarters by reserving a suburban council hall And the provision of mourning tents, as well as providing hospitality to mourners and guidance boards for mourning.

Al Suwaidi explained that the department is working, through its cadres and suburban councils, to serve citizens, and to communicate with the families of the deceased to inquire about the existence of debts, and to receive requests and address the competent courts to prove debts and insolvency of the deceased, and that his legacy is unable to pay his debts, pointing out that the department undertakes - After those procedures - address the committee dealing with the debts of citizens of the Emirate of Sharjah to complete the procedures and decide on applications. The Citizens Debt Committee approved during the last period 19 payments worth more than 734 million dirhams to pay off the debts of many cases, who represent the various groups, including prisoners, those convicted of financial issues, those legally required, the fine, the insolvent, and the deceased.