Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has issued royal pardons for convicted inmates in various cases.
According to an official source in the Royal Oman Police, "Those who benefitted from the amnesty were 174 prisoners, including 100 foreigners."
The high pardon comes from His Majesty on the occasion of Eid Al Adha 1439 AH, "taking into consideration the families of these prisoners", the statement added.