Dubai Courts, Emirates Today and the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt an initiative called Yak Al Oun, aimed at seeking the release of insolvent prisoners who have had financial issues and have been sentenced in the Emirate of Dubai. Encourage the private sector and businessmen to adopt this initiative and provide the necessary support to the target group.
The Dubai Courts, the first party to the MOU, identify the target cases that could benefit from the initiative, in coordination with its partners, provide the parties concerned with the name of the sentenced person, examine his case, the duration of the sentence, the amount requested for his release, The courts will coordinate with the third party in the memorandum, the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities, to open a bank account under the name of the initiative to deposit donations.
According to the memo, signed by Dubai Courts General Director Tarash Eid Al Mansouri, Director General of the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, Dr. Hamad Sheikh Ahmed Al Shaibani, and Editor-in-Chief of Emirates Today, Sami Al Riyami, And to provide the parties to the memorandum with semi-annual reports of cases that have been assisted, taking into account that the case is financial and not criminal, that the judgment be issued by Dubai courts only, and that the guest be a citizen of the State.
The Emirates Al-Youm newspaper is responsible for coordinating with the rest of the parties to prepare an extensive publicity campaign about the initiative in all its details and its commitment to transfer the donations and contributions received through the Hotline service to the bank account of the initiative in coordination with the Department of Islamic Affairs.
The Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities is committed to coordinate with all parties, to pay the amounts donated for cases that are due and approved by the courts, to support the initiative with an annual amount of donations, to allocate a bank account for the initiative to a local bank and to provide the parties with semi- Have been repaid.
In line with President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's announcement of the adoption of the year 2019 as "Year of Tolerance", the Department has been keen to sign a number of agreements with a group of supportive and cooperative bodies, in line with its commitment to charitable work, The humanitarian role of the society.
He added that the new initiative «Yak Aid» stems from the initiative «Courts of Good», launched by the courts of Dubai finally, as open to the disabled citizens of financial issues a new window of hope, and ease their families, and strengthen the bonds of cooperation among members of society, and establish the value of solidarity between Members.
"The Dubai Courts have the expertise and the ability to sort out the beneficiaries according to the terms of the initiative, and arrange them according to the degree of need, to ensure that donations go to the most needy," said Dr. Hamad Al Shaibani.
He pointed out that the initiatives alleviate the suffering of people who may have led them to forced conditions to prison, stressing that there are people may not deserve more than discipline or reprimand, so the initiative will end the suffering of these, and open a new door of hope, to restore their normal life,
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was a pioneer in investing in the lives of guests by exempting the group of memorizing the Holy Quran while in prison.
He explained that the Dubai Courts will manage the classification of guests according to their needs, while the Department adopts the charity, under the umbrella of a transparent and supportive media is the newspaper «Emirates Today».
«Emirates Today» opens a direct channel of communication with the owners of good
Emirates Al-Youm Editor-in-Chief Sami Al Riyami said that Emirates Al-Youm has a previous record of these important initiatives. In partnership with the Ministry of the Interior, Emirates Al-Youm adopted the "Al-Faraj Fund" initiative, which eased hundreds of inmates of penal institutions. State level and brought joy to the hearts of their family members. The newspaper was therefore encouraged to participate in a similar initiative with two always-good departments: the Dubai Courts and the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities.
He added that Emirates Today will open a channel of direct communication with the philanthropists through the Hotline Office. The donors then, according to an agreed mechanism, agreed to their partners in the initiative, the Dubai Courts and the Department of Islamic Affairs, hoping to represent a gesture of hope to start a life. New to defaulting guests, and bring smiles back to the faces of their children. He pointed out that the newspaper has confidence, based on past experiences, the interaction of good businessmen and members of society with the initiative, to be released as many as possible of citizens defaulting on financial issues.