Dubai Ruler orders release of 453 prisoners to mark Eid Al Adha


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DUBAI // More than 400 prisoners will be released from Dubai jails for Eid Al Adha under the instruction of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President, Prime Minister and the Ruler of Dubai.

Sheikh Mohammed has ordered the release of 453 prisoners from punitive and corrective institutions, according to state news agency WAM.

The humanitarian gesture reflects Sheikh Mohammed’s keenness to bring happiness to people and also give prisoners the opportunity to start a new life, said Dubai’s attorney general, Essam Issa Al Humaidan.

Prosecutors have begun the necessary procedures for the release of the pardoned prisoners to allow them to enjoy Eid Al Adha with their families, he said.

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