For his part, Lawyer Mohamed Al-Thawadi said that His Majesty the King of the country took care of the judicial, legal and punitive institutions in the country due to its importance in achieving balance in society, through the enactment of modern legislation and the issuance of noble directives that confirm that reform is first of all, and this is evidenced by what His Majesty recently issued an amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure and its rational directives to activate the Alternative Penal Code and the need to take into account the personal circumstances of the convicts and their family and humanitarian circumstances, all of this indicates that reform is first of punishment in a great humanitarian lesson given by the leader, and these instructions came to open the way again for many Those convicted of crimes that do not pose a threat to society and give them back again, open a bright white page for them and give them a helping hand to return and engage in society again and work on building and developing.
Al-Thawadi added: “According to these generous directives, the Public Prosecutors’ statements came recently that the total number of convicts benefiting from the royal decree of pardon and decisions to replace the negative punishment for freedom during the past two months amounted to 1793 inmates, which indicates that His Majesty's directives threw their fruits on the land of Reality in the interest of the public interest of the community ».
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