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29 March 2024

Dh1 million saves life of two killers in RAK

Court to issue verdict next week. (AFP)

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Two UAE men on the death raw for killing their friend in Ras Al Khaimah have been saved following the payment of Dh1 million diya (blood money) to the victim’s relatives, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

The two, aged 28 and 37, had been sentenced to death by a criminal court after they were convicted of murdering their friend, 34.

Mediators later managed to persuade the victim’s family to accept diya and pardon the killers. One defendant paid Dh500,000 while the other was helped by the Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan charity and scientific organization as he could not afford the payment.

The Dubai-based Arabic language daily Al Bayan, which published the report, said the organization reacted to its previous report on the defendant.