Photo: Dubai King & Ruler grants the release of 543 prisoners ahead of #EidAlAdha

Eid Al Adha begins on Thursday and to mark the holiday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has pardoned 543 prisoners from various correctional institutions.

The information was released in a tweet by Dubai Media Office and comes just days after HH Sheikh Khalifa ordered the release of 803 prisoners in time for the Eid Al Adha holiday.

.@HHShkMohd pardons 543 prisoners from #Dubai’s correctional and punitive establishments ahead of Eid Al Adha

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) August 29, 2017