good conduct certificate for visa to help Cut Crimes
dubai — The ‘certificate of good conduct’, which will become a prerequisite for obtaining a work visa in the UAE from February 4, will significantly help prevent and reduce crimes across the country.
Speaking to Khaleej Times on Sunday, Maj. Gen. Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs of the Dubai Police, said that after months of meetings, council members rested on the decision as a way of making the UAE safer. From next month, Maj. Gen. Al Mansouri added that any person who wishes to work here in the UAE should have a clean record with no prior criminal convictions or cases to their name.
Upon monitoring and analysing several criminal cases in the UAE, Maj. Gen. Al Mansouri said it became evident that a large number of those prosecuted here were shown to have criminals records back in their home countries.
From theft to embezzlement and murder to rape, some of the criminals nabbed by authorities in the UAE were even found to be wanted by policing authorities in their home countries too. He highlighted the case of an African maid who was arrested for torturing a child. When the police checked her criminal track record, it was found that she had worked in the Gulf before and was imprisoned for committing the same crime for which she was deported to her homeland.
Maj. Gen. Al Mansouri said the new procedure will prevent criminals from entering the country, stressing that the state has the right to protect society and its members.
Additionally, the new procedure will give those who are involved in financial cases the chance to clear their name and come back or continue to work in the UAE.
Upon monitoring several criminal cases, it became evident that a large number of those prosecuted here were shown to have criminals records back home Maj. Gen. Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs of Dubai Police
dubai — The mandatory good conduct certificate to work in the UAE, which will come into effect on February 4, will help in preventing and reducing crime across the country, according to Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs of the Dubai Police. The new procedure will also help those involved in financial cases to clear their names and come back or continue to work in the country.
As per a decision of the Council of Ministers No. (1/8) of 2017, which is adopted recently by the Dubai Police Coordination Committee, the applicant should provide certificate from the home country ofr country of residence during the last five years. This should be certified by the UAE missions abroad or attestation centres of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of International Cooperation.
Maj. Gen. Al Mansouri said that several meetings were held with the competent authorities for several months to develop this mechanism to reach the highest levels of security in the country and reduce crimes by taking preventive measures. He pointed out that the police will follow the required procedures as per the directives of Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-chief of the Dubai Police, about the need to unite efforts in the implementation of the strategy. The monitoring of criminal methods and case studies have revealed that a large number of people involved in crimes have criminal records in their countries, including theft, rape, embezzlement and murder.
Al Mansouri added a person who wishes to work here in UAE should have clean record and did not involve in any criminal cases or precedents, as part of UAE prevention measures. To highlight the importance of the new procedure, he highlighted the case of an African maid who was arrested for torturing a child. When the police checked her criminal track record it was found that she had worked in a Gulf country and was imprisoned for committing the same crime for which she was deported to her homeland. Therefore, he said, the new strategy will definitively prevent criminals from entering the country, stressing that the state has the right to protect society and its members, and should not give work permits to criminals to prevent the recurrence of crimes.
He also pointed out the rape and murder of a nine-year-old Jordanian boy, who was murdered by a person who had undergone sentence in his home country for his involvement in dangerous criminal acts.
With regard to dud cheque cases, Lt. Col. Rashid bin Zabawi Al Falasi, director of the criminal investigation department (CID) of the Dubai Police, said that the person involved in the case can give a good conduct certificate after the settlement of the case. He added that the police will also llow the person to resolve the financial problems thereby giving him a chance to continue in the country. He added that a large number of citizens and residents were involved in financial cases such as credit card and loan defaults. They can apply for a conduct certificate after providing proof they got a new job opportunity and would like to pay the dues, and the police works in accordance with the law and orders of the country. Al Falasi added that as the per UAE law, people who commit certain crimes will not be given good conduct certificates including involvement in murder, rape, drugs and other crimes, which are classified as serious.
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