UAE Attorney-General approves initiative to launch smart applications

Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi, UAE Attorney-General, has approved an initiative to launch several smart applications linked to the Public Prosecutor’s electronic website, to be used on smart devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

This initiative, which comes under the framework of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s announcement that 2017 will be the Year of Giving, aims to facilitate the services provided to customers by the Public Prosecutor, including requests for judicial services while decreasing their time and effort.

These important approved applications include the "Smart Visit Application," which will enable people of determination and the elderly to communicate with their family members in punitive and correctional facilities, through audio and video, from anywhere inside or outside the country through the smart application, saving them time and effort and easing their burden of having to travel.

Another approved application is the "Electronic Conversation Application," which facilitates customer inquiries about the services provided by the Public Prosecutor, as well as procedures and information regarding cases, while "Electronic Kiosks" will be placed in many areas to facilitate customer inquiries about cases and services, and enable them to pay fines and fees and print relevant documents.

Another important application is the "Smart Public Prosecutor Application," which represents a qualitative leap in the development of the work of the Public Prosecutor. Through this application, staff members from the Public Prosecutor’s office can receive requests from the public, as well as reports and petitions, and can issue search and arrest warrants, as well as orders to stop searches of wanted individuals. The Public Prosecutor staff members can also remotely question relevant parties, whether they are witnesses, suspects or experts, and they can hear their testimonies through audio and video. The staff members can also conduct investigations on criminal incidents or accidents.

The smart initiative is part of the strategic plan of the Ministry of Justice, which aims to provide a just legal system by offering innovative judicial and legal services while adopting the UAE Vision 2021, to raise the level of services provided by the Public Prosecutor and the criminal justice system using the latest tools and technologies available in the country, to achieve swift and facilitated justice.