In line with the spirituality of the Holy Month of Ramadan, the Law Respect Culture Bureau at the Ministry of Interior organized on Tuesday evening, a social, cultural, educational and informational Ramadan Council, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Police Juveniles Care Center. During the Council, participants stressed the need to reinforce the role of Parents’ Councils; placing restrictions on social networking sites, and further supervision so as to protect children from the risks associated with these sites that have stormed life with Western cultures and ideas that are contrary to our religion, values and authentic traditions, especially that these sites have become part and parcel of the daily lives of young people who are always eager to keep abreast of novelties.
The Council was attended by Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Balrkad Al Ameri, member of the Advisory Council; Brigadier Ahmed Mohammed Nehkairah, Head of Human Rights Department in the Ministry of Interior, and Chairman of the Juveniles Care Center Steering Committee; and Habib Al Sayegh, Editor-in-Chief, Advisor of Editorial Affairs at Dar Al Khaleej. Also attending the Council, Emirati poet and author Abdullah Hadiya; Alsaad Omar Al Menhali , Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic Al Arabiya; Mohammad Al Dhanhani, Chief Prosecutor; and Dr. Ahmed Noureddine Al-Zamil, religious preacher at the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments; along with a number of officers from the Law Respect Culture Bureau and the Juveniles Care Center.
The Council was held at the Juveniles Welfare Centre in Abu Dhabi; with Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Salah Obeid Al Ghoul, Director of Law Respect Culture Bureau leading the discussions. Addressing the gathering, at the opening of the Council’s session, Brigadier Ahmed Mohammed Nehkairah thanked the audience for taking part in this Council. He also expressed his thanks to the Law Respect Culture Bureau for holding the Council at the Juveniles Care Center, thus acquainting employees and juveniles with the Law Respect Culture concept, which would encourage individuals to respect the law out of conviction, not out of fear of punishment or legal penalty.
Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Salah Obeid Al Ghoul welcomed Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Balrkad Al Ameri and all attendees. He conveyed to them the greetings of the police leadership, stressing its keenness to follow-up and keep abreast of all the issues and events raised in society.
He noted that this Council complements the Ramadan Councils organized by the Bureau at the state level, which tackled several media, educational, sports and heritage-related topics.
“The Council tackled four main topics, namely; the ‘law respect culture and its religious, social and legal importance’; the “role of Education Institutions in Supporting Law Respect Culture’; the ‘role of social networking sites and their impact on the youth’; and as a fourth topic, some ‘legal highlights’,” he added.
For his part, Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Balrkad Al Ameri gave an overview of the different stages in promulgating laws and their importance, noting that the law is enacted in line with the needs of society. Moreover, he pointed out that all laws are issued by the authorized relevant party and approved by the President of the State. When published in the Official Gazette, all laws become binding to every individual within the State borders; therefore, no one can claim that he or she is unaware of the law in question, and will consequently be held liable for sanction in case of any violation. Hence, all individuals must abide by the law, out of conviction, not out of fear of punishment or legal penalty.
“Laws are studied by specia