AMMAN — On Monday, the Secretary General of
the
Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Abdullah Al-Aqeel confirmed the
implementation of 3,000 alternative penalties, from the issued system of community punishments in 2022 as
an alternative to traditional incarceration, to convicted individuals in
the ministry's mosques and its women's affairs offices, in collaboration with
the
Ministry of Justice, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
Aqeel stated that the application of
community-based alternative penalties in the Ministry is a substitute for
punishment, not an alternative penalty. The convicted individuals are
distributed to
mosques to perform maintenance, cleanliness, and all tasks
needed by the mosques. Meanwhile, convicted women are assigned to work in the
women's affairs offices affiliated with the ministry.
He further pointed out the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministries of Awqaf and Justice
to launch a new program for the convicted, including Quran memorization,
recitation, and mastery courses, praising the cooperation with the Ministry of
Justice.
Additionally, alternative penalties transfer
the convicted individuals from one environment to another to correct their
behavior, especially since the mosque environment provides tranquility and
leaves its impact on behavior, Aqeel explained, noting the recent impact on the
behavior of many convicts who have become regular attendees of mosques and
maintain the five daily prayers.
He added that alternative penalties aim to
rehabilitate the convicted through social service, reintegrating them into
society and interacting with it. This allows them to experience the pleasure of
purposeful charitable work, becoming a righteous member of society, emphasizing
that alternative penalties are not foreign to Islamic jurisprudence, which has
been used for 14 centuries.
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