Bank Muscat

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, in line with its vision ‘To serve you better, everyday’ and commitment to partnership in sustainable development, has extended support to ‘Fak Kurba’ initiative launched by Oman Lawyers Association to secure release of citizens and residents serving prison sentence for failure to clear financial debts. None of these cases relate to payments involving banks or financing companies.

The generous gesture by the bank will result in the release of imprisoned citizens from different governorates in the Sultanate, facilitating reunion with their families and dear ones during the joyous occasion of Eid Al Fitr. Bank Muscat presented a cheque to Oman Lawyers Association to resolve 190 cases of citizens currently serving prison term or have arrest warrants issued against them, at a ceremony organised at the bank’s head office in the presence of Abdul Razak Ali Issa, Chief Executive, and Dr Mohammed bin Ibrahim al Zadjali, Chairman of the Legislative and Legal Committee of Majlis Ash’shura.

Abdul Razak Ali Issa, Chief Executive, said: “Bank Muscat, as part of its commitment to benchmark social responsibility, is proud to support the unique ‘Fak Kurba’ initiative by Oman Lawyers Association. We commend the humanitarian gesture of the legal fraternity in Oman. The bank’s association with the initiative reiterates its commitment to extending a helping hand to deserving