Appeal Request procedures:
- A person seeking appeal must make a formal request to the administrative governor of the province where he/she resides.
- The application must include information on the following:
- Enforcement action for which the appeal is requested.
- Authority which issued the judgment against the applicant.
- Actions taken to implement the judgment.
- End date of implementation of judgment.
- Specific rights accorded to other people under the judgment.
- The applicant must indicate which actions taken to honor or cancel the rights accorded to other people under the judgment and must submit documents, which attest to his/her sincerity and integrity.
- Upon receiving the appeal request, necessary investigations are conducted to enquire about the applicant’s moral character, his/her integrity and source of income.
- A report with recommendations and suggestions will be sent to the Appeal Committee at the Ministry of Interior to take appropriate actions.
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The Rehabilitation Committee will implement the following once the above-mentioned documents are received:
- Verify the accuracy of the information submitted by the applicant.
- Check that all necessary documents have been submitted.
- Inform the applicant of a date to conduct a hearing.
- Verify that the applicant has not committed any other crime after the issue of the decision for which he/she is seeking rehabilitation.
- The hearing will commence regardless of the presence or absence of the applicant or persons whomsoever it may concern.
- Verify that the applicant meets all the criteria including completion of the legal period defined by law, which follows the judgment’s entry into force. Once they are satisfied that the applicant’s character has improved it will issue a decision granting him/her appeal.
- The Decision permits the applicant to apply for jobs in the civil service and in the public sector. Legal and civil rights that were once stripped will be restored back to him/her.
- If the request is denied, it will order the preservation of records of the appeal request and an explanation of the reasons will be provided.
- The decision to preserve records of the appeal request does not prevent the applicant from submitting a new request if the reasons why his first request was refused no longer exist.
- The decision will wipe clean the applicant’s criminal record and will allow him/her to enjoy the same rights as those of law-abiding citizens.