As part of the ongoing Fak-Kurba initiative, as many as 424 new prisoners were released in the third week of the blessed month of Ramadhan, helping hundreds of families whose members were in custody for minor financial issues. They can celebrate Eid al Fitr with their dear and near ones due to Fak-Kurba initiative, which helps release people caught in minor financial cases.
This is in addition to the 447 people released in the first two weeks of the holy month.
Out of the 424, 160 are from Muscat; 120 from Northern Al Batinah, 31 from South Al Batinah, 46 from Al Dakhiliyah and 67 from Al Buraimi.
The release of these people who were imprisoned or were about to be imprisoned due to civil, commercial, labour or Sharia claims against them and ordered by the courts, comes days after a gesture to support the initiative was announced.
Fak-Kurba, an initiative of the Omani Lawyers Association, is run by Royal support and from other good Samaritans.
"Because we believe that everyone deserves a second chance, we could secure the release of nearly 4,000 insolvent persons through Fak-Kurba initiative. They were imprisoned or about to be imprisoned due to various claims from them'', said Dr Mohammed bin Ibrahim al Zadjali, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Omani Lawyers Association.
"We highly appreciate the efforts of individuals and institutions. As we move towards the Eid al Fitr, we look forward to bringing joy to the insolvent persons and their families."
The initiative, in its 9th edition this year, has introduced an online platform (http://fakkrba.om) aiming at collecting financial donations to release those who have been imprisoned due to financial civil, commercial or labour claims.
There are conditions to avail cover under Fak-Kurba.
The insolvent must not be a previous beneficiary of the initiative, and the amount should be related to a civil, commercial, Sharia or labour case, with a maximum of RO 2,000.
The priority will be given to those who have fewer claims, bearing in mind that the Directorate General makes the selection of cases that meet the conditions of Execution Affairs in the Administrative Affairs for the Judiciary Council. Requests shall not be directly addressed to the initiative but through the above Directorate-General.
The Execution Departments in the various courts of the Sultanate of Oman are working closely with the Association to achieve this humanitarian goal. Nearly 100 male and female lawyers are part of this mega release campaign that won second place in the Sultan Qaboos Voluntary Work Awards, as it aims to highlight the role of lawyers in volunteer work and activate their participation in social responsibility, thanks to the community solidarity and humanity.
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