Sultan Qaboos of Oman has appointed Ali bin Nasir bin Ali Al Buali as the sultanate's first attorney general and Mohammed bin Ali bin Khalfan Al Hadidi as the deputy attorney general, reported the Gulf News.
The royal decree, effective from June 2, comes in the wake of a major expansion of the judicial network in order to make justice as accessible as possible.
Only recently, more than 100 judges were sworn in under the new judicial authority law to run the newly-established 40 courts of first instance in various governorates outside Muscat.
These courts have been empowered to deal with all civil, commercial, penal and personal status, said the paper.
Also, six appellate courts have been set up in major towns like Muscat, Salalah, Nizwa, Sohar, Ibri and Ibra in addition to an all-important Supreme Court headed by Sayyid Hilal bin Hamad Al Busaidi as its president (chief justice).
Sultan Qaboos administered his oath of office on July 9 – Albawaba.com
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