An alternative electronic police control system for short -term imprisonment

The General Command of Abu Dhabi Police, in coordination with the Judicial Department, launched the electronic police control system as an alternative to short -term imprisonment for simple misdemeanors at the level of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, where the electronic bracelet is used to determine the geographical scope, times and rules imposed on those covered by monitoring to be present or refrain from them based on the reasons for judicial rulings, And prosecution decisions.

The Public Prosecutor of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Counselor Ali Muhammad Al -Balushi, said that the police control using the tracking bracelet is characterized by the accuracy of the data it provides in clarifying the extent of the condemnation of the staff of the restrictions applied to him legally during the monitoring period, which facilitates the decision -making up to achieve the legislator’s goal to prevent the possibility of oud to commit the crime, adding To achieve a number of social goals, the most important of which is to preserve the family and social ties of the ruled.

For his part, the Director General of Abu Dhabi Police, Major General Maktoum Al -Sharifi, indicated that the service provides more effective options in the process of reform, rehabilitation and societal reintegration to maintain positive relations for those convicted by replacing the seizure penalties with social measures that achieve the social interest, and give the opportunity to express their positive features On their ability to change and rearrange their family relations and with society.

He added that the electronic police monitoring system applies non -detention measures in a flexible manner, taking into account the personality of the convict and the nature of the crime and its seriousness and the requirements of protecting society Court orders towards him.

The Director of the Police Follow -up Department and the subsequent care, Brigadier General Ahmed Masoud Al Mazrouei, stated that the convict is subject to police monitoring after being referred by the Public Prosecution in Abu Dhabi, and after the issuance of the judicial ruling, where the police follow -up and subsequent care will install the electronic bracelet that works with satellite technology (GPS) and is subject to the convict For 24 hours monitoring throughout the monitoring period.