Ruler of Umm Al Quwain pardons prisoners ahead of UAE National Day

His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, has ordered the release of a number of prisoners on the occasion of the 49th National Day.

Those prisoners will be pardoned who have demonstrated good conduct during their sentences in punitive and corrective institutions in Umm Al Quwain.

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The move comes as part of Sheikh Saud's keenness to give pardoned inmates an opportunity to reintegrate into society.

The gesture is also to give released prisoners the opportunity to start a new life and ease the suffering of their families.