MUSCAT: More than 1,000 new prisoners have been released under the Fak Kurba initiative, the Omani Lawyers Association (OLA) said on Monday.
In a statement issued, OLA said 1,009 prisoners were released from across all governorates.
“We have so far been able to release 1,009 prisoners across all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. We will move forward with this journey until the end of May 2022,” the statement said.
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According to the statement, 196 prisoners from Muscat Governorate, 190 from North Al Batinah, 148 from South Al Sharqiyah and 110 inmates from South Al Batinah were released.
The campaign, Fak Kurba – which is Arabic for redeeming anguish – was launched by the Oman Lawyers Association (OLA) in 2012. Since then the campaign has helped thousands of prisoners.
