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Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has discussed ways of coordinating with the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police to implement new measures for electronic monitoring.
The discussion coincided with the release of the judicial department’s enforcement procedures guide, which included new measures to enhance modern judicial procedures and benefit from technological means in developing judicial enforcement methods.
During the meeting, held at the judicial department headquarters, the participants reviewed the electronic monitoring mechanism to ensure swift and efficient justice delivery in accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the ADJD, to ensure the optimal application of electronic monitoring of convicts as an alternative to traditional measures.
The meeting covered the articles in the guide, particularly those that permitted the execution judge to order the offender to be imprisoned under electronic surveillance. It also covered the controls in place when the judge uses this alternative measure to imprisonment and how the Abu Dhabi Police Department’s Electronic Surveillance Department uses it.
The meeting also saw in-depth discussions of the legal and technical aspects of electronic monitoring as an alternative form of punishment that permits using digital tools and technologies to monitor prisoners under judicial supervision without the need for their detention. This improves the inmates’ chances for rehabilitation while granting flexibility in the effective implementation of reform measures.