Without taking financial disputes to the courts, the Sharjah Police have resolved 2,631 cases amicably in the first half of the year.
Lt. Col Youssef Harmool, deputy director of Sharjah police stations, said that this was achieved as part of the reconciliation initiative launched by the Sharjah Police in 2011 to solve disputes using reconciliation methods.
"The financial dispute cases lodged across the police stations of the emirate included bounced cheques and money disputes," Lt. Col Harmool said.
The initiative is aimed at spreading the culture of forgiveness and cooperation among the residents of the emirate.
Lt. Col Harmool added that the initiative not just reduces the number of cases to be referred to the public prosecution and courts, it also protects the families of those whose breadwinners (like the father or mother) could have otherwise been locked up in jail.
He urged the members of the community to resort to legal ways to resolve disputes and recover funds through all the comprehensive police stations in the emirate without resorting to violence.
How disputes are settled
The police give a grace period to the borrowers to make arrangement to pay off the debts. If the two parties agree, the case would be followed up by the service personnel and would not be referred to the courts.

source: Khaleejtimes