This service allows the public to inquire about their criminal cases in financial cases registered in Dubai Police Stations only, in addition to travel ban. Dubai Police have urged residents to check their “criminal status in financial crimes” as well as travel bans through Dubai Police app or via the Smart Police Stations.
In video message tweeted on Friday, Dubai Police took residents through the steps on how to inquire about “criminal status in financial crimes” and travel bans. All one has to do is to log into the Dubai Police app, go the "criminal services" section, choose the "criminal status in financial crimes” option, enter the Emirates ID number and verify via SMS.
Brigadier Jamal Salem Al Jallaf, Director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation at Dubai Police, revealed that the smart service, which is provided by CID in collaboration with the Artificial Intelligence Department at Dubai Police, has received about 359 thousand and 414.
Brig. Al Jallaf added that the force’s automated system “the Smart Status Notification Service” to inform individuals wanted from financial cases or have travel bans due to financial cases via SMS, saw a 319 per cent increase in 2019 compared to the year before. "This service aims at facilitating the settlement of cases against people concerned who intentionally or unintentionally are unreachable so they can come forward and settle their cases," Al Jallaf explained.
"23,372 individuals have benefitted from this service," the director of the General Department of Criminal Investigation continued. "This service has helped decreasing the number of complaints, cutting time for clients, and reducing required procedures.", Brig. Al Jallaf added.
