RIYADH: The Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Prisons, has launched a new app, called Furijat, to help people prisoners convicted of financial crimes.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence, and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), the initiative will be accessible via the Absher electronic platform.

The initiative aims to provide Saudi citizens and residents with a simple and safe medium to donate money to people convicted in non-criminal financial cases, and eligible to benefit from governmental support programs, to help them pay their debt to society.

Around SR2.8 million ($728,000) has been donated so far, benefitting 280 Saudi citizens eligible to receive help, according to the General Directorate of Prisons.

A number of criteria were adopted for beneficiaries, providing donors with information about where and to whom their money might go.

Donors can make payments by clicking on the application icon available on the website of the General Directorate of Prisons, then choosing the category of beneficiary to donate to. When concerned authorities confirm the receipt of the donated amount, the beneficiary, his debt repaid, is released while his civil record is cleared.

The directorate noted that anyone can use this application to help people convicted of financial cases via the Absher platform, by choosing the person they wish to donate to and the donation amount, completing the process via the SADAD application provided by SAMA.