The Head of the Common Administration of Sentences Enforcement, Counselor Abdullah Al-Qassimi, has issued a round introducing new guidelines for dealing with debtor arrest and summons procedures below Regulation No. 59 of 2025, which amends the Code of Civil Process.
The round stipulates that if the situations of a primary objection are met, the arrest and summons procedures towards the debtor should be lifted, and any imprisoned debtor needs to be launched.
Nevertheless, arrest procedures could also be reactivated as soon as the objection is dismissed.
It additional clarified that seizure and journey ban orders issued earlier than the submitting of the primary objection will stay in impact. Al-Qassimi defined that the arrest course of is a preliminary step towards debtor imprisonment, however as soon as an objection is filed, imprisonment is now not permissible. Due to this fact, lifting the arrest verdict turns into obligatory.
The round added that if the creditor later requests the debtor’s arrest once more, they need to submit proof of the rejection or cancellation of the objection, with no need to show the debtor’s solvency.
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