Justice Minister Abdel-Latif Wahbi announced the decision to imprison nine individuals for failing to fulfill their alternative sentencing obligations without justification.
During a session of oral questions in the House of Representatives on Monday, October 13, Wahbi stated that the number of judicial rulings issued by the country’s courts enforcing alternative penalties has reached 450 to date.
In response to questions related to “new developments in restorative justice in the kingdom,” the minister noted that in certain cases where alternative penalties were imposed but not implemented, decisions were made to incarcerate the individuals involved.
He highlighted that these nine cases pertained to persons who did not provide justifications or requests concerning their failure to carry out the alternative penalties, emphasizing that “there is no avenue for reconciliation in enforcing alternative penalties, and any issues concerning the individual must be submitted to the execution judge or the court president.”
Wahbi reiterated that non-compliance with alternative sentencing rulings is unacceptable, considering them “a restorative criminal policy between the individual concerned and society,” stressing that “anyone who receives a ruling for an alternative penalty is obligated to comply to avoid being returned to prison.”
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