Penalties for minor criminal offences can be paid online in Abu Dhabi
People convicted over minor criminal
offences that only involve fines and not a jail sentence, can now pay the court
fines electronically and get clearance without visiting the Abu Dhabi courts.
The Abu Dhabi Public
Prosecution has launched the new online payment service that enables defendants
convicted in minor criminal offences to pay their fines electronically through
the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) website.
And after making the
payment, the person will receive an SMS showing that they have been cleared by
courts.
The move is part of the
judicial department's strategy to improve customer services. It is also
intended to make everyone achieve justice through the use of modern technology
in the provision of judicial services.
Officials from the ADJD
said they have over the recent years introduced digital services through use of
modern technology in order to meet the requirements of rapid growth in various
judicial services.
"The new online
fine payment service aims at easing services for customers and speeding up the
collection of fines as people have been lining up in queues to pay through the
counters at the judicial department offices," said a judicial official.
"Payment of fines
for people convicted in minor offences can be made online from anywhere and at
any time as people no longer have to visit the courts or judicial department to
clear the court fines."
Explaining the new
online payment system, the official said besides being convenient to people,
the system is very accurate and easy for auditing. "It should be noted
that this online service for payment of fines for people convicted in minor
offences is limited to fines only," said the official.
He said it includes
authorities sending a notification about the fine sentence to defendant through
a text message after a ruling has been made. In the text message, the person is
told about the option of paying the court fine online through the judicial
department's website to avoid legal action in case of failure to pay.
The Public Prosecutor's
Office explained that the SMS notification sent to the convict includes the
case number and the online payment link, where the user can log in and pay the
due fines.
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