Criminal Cases and Settlement
The article discusses the concept of criminal reconciliation as a modern legal mechanism aimed at achieving justice through direct interaction between the offender and the victim. Its goal is to settle criminal disputes outside the judicial system and to reduce the burden on the judiciary. The focus is on the fact that this mechanism is predominantly applied in minor, low-risk crimes, involving the public prosecution, the offender, the victim, and an intermediary. Certain conditions are required to ensure its effectiveness and neutrality. The article also emphasizes the importance of the victim’s consent to the reconciliation, their rights, and the necessity of managing the process impartially by the intermediary to achieve repair of the harm and social reintegration of the offender. It concludes with a recommendation to formally regulate the criminal reconciliation mechanism within Omani legislation to enhance its effectiveness in addressing certain criminal justice issues.
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