(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar on Sunday participated via videoconferencing in the 12th meeting of the attorney generals, public prosecutors, and heads of investigation and prosecution bodies of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC).
HE the Attorney-General Dr. Ali bin Fattis Al Marri headed Qatar's delegation to the meeting.
The meeting reviewed several topics on the agenda, notably the amendment of the rules for cooperation between the public prosecution offices and the attorney generals offices.
Also, it discussed the proposal to prepare a draft guide on procedural controls for modern technology crimes, in addition to reviewing many topics, including (completing the project of organizing the public prosecution and the attorney generals services in the GCC, the rules for child protection during the investigation phase and the mechanism for conducting the procedures of members of the public prosecution offices in the GCC countries).
During the meeting, they reviewed the experience of Qatar in establishing the Health Prosecution, as the state has worked over the past years to develop and introduce laws in various fields to achieve the Qatar National Vision 2030, as the Health Prosecution comes in line with this vision as well as in the framework of combating the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
In March, HE the Attorney General Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri issued a decision to establish the Health Prosecution, which is a precedent for Qatar in the world, as part of the precautionary and preventive measures taken by the state to preserve public health and community safety, as the Health Prosecution was formed with a specialized legal and judicial cadres and experts specializing in health crimes, which leads to speed up the litigation process in this field.
The Health Prosecution role is not limited to the Covid-19 pandemic, as it will contribute to protecting the public health in Qatar, and will also work overtime to establish public prosecutors specialized in cases related to medical, cosmetic and other errors.
Last updated: October 18 2020 02:33 PM
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