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Doha: Eight new courts including a Court of Cassation will be built in Wadi Al Binat and Wadi Al Sail, said an official.
“The courts complex project will be on an area of 100,000 sqm and the built up area of Court of Cassation project will be 50,000 sqm,” said Engineer Jarallah Al Marri, Director of the Building Projects Department at Public Works Authority (Ashghal).
Speaking to Qatar TV yesterday, he said that the projects of courts complex and Court of Cassation aim at providing new facilities equipped with modern technologies for building the projects and operation.
“The purpose of the projects is also to bringing related courts at one place to save the time of visitors and provide easy access to them,” said Al Marri.
He said that after making an agreement with Supreme Judicial Council, Ashghal launched the architectural design competition, first of its kind, seeking ideas based on the requirements of all court buildings. The complex will have criminal, civil, investment and traffic courts.
“The projects of courts will be comprising eight courts as seven courts at one place, and a separate Court of Cassation,” said Al Marri.
“The court complex will be located in Wadi Al Binat and Court of Cassation will be in Wadi Al Sail,” said Al Marri.
Speaking about the digital technology for the new court buildings, he said: “We conducted workshops with authorities concerned of all courts to assess the need of technologies for the new buildings.”
