Судебный департамент Абу-Даби и Главное управление полиции Абу-Даби запускают первый этап онлайн-судебной системы

With a View to Facilitating Access to Justice and the Establishment of Human Rights Principles, Abu Dhabi Judicial Department and the General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police are Launching the First Phase of Online Trial System Al-Abri: "We have a technical infrastructure capable of meeting the requirements of rapid development in various judicial services" Al-Baloushi: "We insisted on the agreement of the initiative with the principles of human rights and legal guarantees to ensure fair trials to defendants" Al-Sharifi: "The initiative contributes to the facilitation and acceleration of trial procedures and saves effort, time and expenses and reduces the risks" Abu Dhabi, March 20, 2018 Abu Dhabi Judicial Department and the General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police have established a system linking the Public Prosecution and Criminal Courts with penal and correctional facilities and police stations through a closed circuit television (CCTV). The investigation and submission before the Court and the submission by the inmates of their interim applications before the Court or the Public Prosecution are made using video conference. This is the first step in an integrated project to facilitate and coordinate the work and cooperation between the Judicial Department and the General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police. The ceremony was attended by HE Youssef Saeed Al Abri, Undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, HE Ali Mohammed Al Baloushi, Attorney General of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police was represented by Brigadier Hammad Ahmed Al Hammadi, Director of Community Security Sector and Brigadier Abdul Wahab Al Hosani, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Department. The attendees followed a live hearing via CCTV technology which included a decision on the requests of one of the inmates of Al Wathba Central Prison, which was broadcasted directly from the prison site without having to attend. HE Yousif Saeed Al-Abri said that the launch of this initiative comes within the framework of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to improve judicial work in terms of speed in execution and to ensure accuracy in the application of sound legal principles to achieve efficient justice and the best use of modern technologies in the provision of judicial and security services in line with international best practices, noting that the Judicial Department has a technical infrastructure deemed to be the most recent in the region and is able to meet the requirements of rapid development in various judicial and justice services. For his part, Ali Mohammed Al Baloushi, Attorney General of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, said that the Public Prosecution, in its capacity as a representative of the society concerned with the Rule of Law Index, was keen to ensure the agreement of this initiative with the principles of human rights, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the guarantees it provides for fair trials. He explained that the procedures followed in the appearance of the accused before the Prosecution or the Court through the CCTV, include his presence in rooms that have been prepared in accordance with very precise standards, and be shot by 360 degrees cameras to cover the entire place where the accused is located. He added that the first phase of the implementation of the initiative includes the receipt of interim requests from the accused, such as the request of examination by the forensic medicine, bail, in addition to the hearings to extend detention. The project, he said, will be developed at a later stage, and the technique will be used to appear before the courts, after ensuring that they comply with the requirements of a valid trial in accordance with the conditions set by the UAE legislator. On the other hand, Major General Maktoum Al Sharifi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Police, stressed the keenness of Abu Dhabi Police to implement the directives of the wise leadership in improving policing and security activities by harnessing advanced technologies in improving and facilitating the work and developing it, praising the cooperation and partnership with the Judicial Department in implementing the initiative and continuing work to facilitate the procedures, pointing to the complementary relationship between the two parties in establishing security, economic and social stability in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Major General Al Sharifi explained that the initiative includes the enabling of the inmates and detainees in correction and punitive facilities to speak before the court without the need to be transferred outside their punitive facility. This contributes, he added, to facilitating the procedures, speeding up the pace of judgments and saving time, effort and expenses in line with international quality practices, providing human and material resources, reducing the risks and avoiding repeated transfer of the persons arrested and sentenced from one place to another. He pointed out that Abu Dhabi Police already used this technique earlier in drawing up witness statements instead of showing up from distant locations at the police stations or the court where their case is being examined.