Madrid: Attorney General of the State of Qatar H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri has signed a judicial cooperation agreement with Attorney General of the Kingdom of Spain Julian Sanchez Melgar.
Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri said that the agreement came after the emergence of a new generation of cybercrime, corruption issues and terrorism, which requires direct contact between the Office of the Attorney General in the State of Qatar and its counterpart in Spain.
He added that the agreement will help eliminate the administrative complications that hinder the exchange of information on transnational crimes, and will benefit both countries as it paves the way for the exchange of experiences between the two sides.
The Attorney General noted that the Spanish Public Prosecution in charge of combating terrorism and the Public Prosecutor in charge of the fight against corruption focus on the need to exchange experiences and benefit from joint training courses.
During his visit to Spain, HE the Attorney General met separately with HE Chief Prosecutor of the Spanish National Court and HE Chief Prosecutor for Corruption and Organized Crime in Spain.
On the other hand, Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, awarded H E the Attorney-General Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri the Spanish Civil Order of Merit (Order of Philip VI), awarded by the King of Spain.
The Spanish Minister said that this honour is a tribute to the Qatari judiciary for its efforts to achieve justice for all people of Qatar. H E the Attorney-General held a meeting with the Spanish Minister.
The meeting addressed issues of mutual interest, mainly cooperation between the two countries in the field of judicial and criminal cooperation, exchange of experiences and capacity building. The meetings and the ceremony were attended by Qatar’s Ambassador to Spain Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari.
