Dubai: Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the release of 520 prisoners of various nationalities serving sentences in Dubai’s penal and correctional institutions, ahead of Eid Al Adha.

Dubai Attorney General Chancellor Essam Issa Al Humaidan said that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed’s order to pardon the prisoners reflects his keenness to bring happiness to their families and give them an opportunity to start a new life and reintegrate themselves into society.

Chancellor Al Humaidan also said that Dubai Public Prosecution will immediately commence the legal procedures to implement Sheikh Mohammed’s order so that the pardoned individuals can spend Eid Al Adha with their families.