The ruling was issued during a session presided over by Judge Abdulaziz Al-Khayyat, in a case filed by Lawyer Abdulmohsen Al-Qattan on behalf of the convicted individual, against the Attorney General, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, the Director of the Criminal Execution Prosecution, and the Director of the Criminal Judgments Execution Department, in their official capacities. In its reasoning, the court noted that the case file showed the Court of Cassation had amended the charges against the plaintiff, making the crime eligible for inclusion in the previous year’s Amiri pardon.

However, the Court of Cassation’s ruling came after the pardon list verification committee had completed its work, preventing the plaintiff’s name from being included in the pardon despite meeting all legal requirements. The court affirmed that the circumstances should not penalize the convicted individual, particularly given that others in the same case, with identical legal standing, had previously been granted an Amiri pardon.

It emphasized that the administrative body’s refusal to include his name amounted to a negative decision in violation of the law. The court concluded by overturning this “negative decision” and ordering the administrative body to include the plaintiff’s name in the supplementary list of those granted Amiri pardons, while preserving its authority to approve or reject the pardon in accordance with the law. The court reaffirmed the principle of equality and equal legal standing among convicts.