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15 Apr, 2015

New tourists’ court in Dubai to hold swift trials for minor crimes | GulfNews.com

Dubai: A new misdemeanours court to handle cases involving tourists will be set up soon to look into minor crimes committed by holidaymakers. It will hold swift trials keeping in mind their visit visa’s expiry date.

The Dubai Courts Department [DCD] will set up the new misdemeanour court later this year, said Mohammad Abdul Rahman, DCD’s Head of Personal Status Section, on Tuesday.

“We also aim to launch the Family Court [personal status matters] at Al Garhoud in addition to the swift appeal initiative,” said Abdul Rahman, during the launch ceremony of DCD’s 2014 annual report.

Addressing DCD’s top judges and sections heads in his keynote speech, Taresh Al Mansouri, DCD’s Director General, said: “Such a misdemeanour court [that handles petty crimes committed by tourists] is meant to speed-track their court proceedings without unnecessary delay. It falls within DCD’s strategy to satisfy its clients.”

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