Deputy Attorney General: 27,600 electronic criminal notices issued in a month, compared to 12 last year

AbdulKarim Ahmad: The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Awatef Al-Sand, announced that the Ministry’s indicators showed a record-high increase in the number of electronic notices in criminal cases. The total number of electronic notices issued between June 7 and July 9, 2026, reached approximately 27,665, compared to just 12 notices during the same period in 2025, a shift reflecting the actual transition to the electronic notice system in criminal procedures.

Al-Sand clarified that the statistics included 23,710 notices for criminal orders and 3,955 notices for criminal judgments, emphasizing that these figures reflect the expanding use of electronic systems in this process, following the launch of the electronic criminal orders project and the development of the judicial notices system.

She affirmed that the Ministry of Justice continues to complete its digital projects aimed at streamlining procedures and accelerating the delivery of notices to concerned parties, thereby contributing to faster resolution of judicial transactions and enhancing the quality of services provided to litigants.