Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Justice is currently planning to contract private security companies to help execute court verdicts, local daily Al-Sharq reported Monday quoting a senior official of the ministry. Sheikh Khaled Al-Dawoud, ministry undersecretary, said: “This project will be implemented next year. “We are currently preparing regulations in line with other judiciaries in the world. “These companies will provide a real boost to our judicial system and enable the judges to do their work in ease and comfort.” Al-Dawoud said the involvement of private companies to help execute verdicts would encourage foreign investors to come to the Kingdom. “They will be reassured that court verdicts in their favor will be implemented without any delay,” he said. Al-Dawoud said at present the ministry is coordinating with the Interior Ministry to execute judicial decisions through police stations, especially verdicts banning convicts from traveling. He said executive circuit courts have been performing their duties in the Kingdom since Feb. 28. "We now have a total of 297 executive circuits in our courts," he said. The undersecretary noted that there were not enough judges leading these courts in the Kingdom but said they were doing a good job under the circumstances. He said the Kingdom's 13 provinces all have executive circuits. “There are independent executive circuits in many cities and towns including Jeddah, Taif, Al-Ahsa, Al-Khobar, Qatif, Onaiza, Al-Kharj, Bisha, Khamis Mushayt, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Al-Dawadmi, Al-Rus, Al-Majma'ah, Yanbu and others.” The undersecretary said more than 100 judges and over 400 employees have received advanced training on executing verdicts. He said the ministry is also making arrangements to keep children involved in divorce cases away from the courts and police stations. “The Ministry of Social Affairs is establishing special accommodation for these children so that they will not be psychologically affected by what is happening between their parents,” he said.
