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Eid Al Adha 2024: UAE President pardons 1,138 prisoners

Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has ordered the release of 1,138 inmates from correctional and penal facilities. The  Royal pardon was issued on the occasion of Eid Al Adha.. These inmates have been sentenced in various cases, and the President ensured the payment of the fines owed to them.

Earlier Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ordered the release of 686 inmates in correctional facilities.

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Every year, during special occasions, rulers of GCC countries  pardon a number of inmates in a compassionate gesture that seeks to keep families together and raise quality of life.

The UAE granted paid holidays for public and private sector employees from Saturday, June 15, until Tuesday, June 18, in observance of Arafah Day and Eid Al Adha. Arafah Day, the holiest day in Islam marked on Dhul Hijjah 9, falls on June 15 — while the three-day Eid Al Adha holiday (Dhul Hijjah 10 to 12) will officially be marked on June 16 to 18. Thus, the break is four days long.

 

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