Public Prosecution Participates in the 50th Meeting of GCC Public Prosecution Officials

The Public Prosecution of the Kingdom of Bahrain chaired the 50th meeting of the Committee of Specialists from Public Prosecutions and Public Prosecutor’s Offices of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The meeting was chaired by Advocate General Counselor Fahd Khalid Al-Buainain, and attended by Chief Public Prosecutor Mohammed Yousif Al-Zubari, representing the Public Prosecution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, alongside representatives of public prosecution authorities from GCC member states.

The meeting discussed a number of agenda items, most notably a proposal submitted by the Public Prosecution of Bahrain to develop a guiding (model) legal framework regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the work of public prosecutions and public prosecutor’s offices. Discussions also included the periodic review of unified judicial instructions for members of public prosecution bodies across GCC states, as well as certain criteria related to the Hamed Al-Othman Award for public prosecution members.

In his remarks, the Chair of the meeting, Advocate General Counselor Fahd Al-Buainain, emphasized the importance of strengthening joint GCC cooperation in judicial and legal fields, developing prosecution work mechanisms, exchanging expertise, keeping pace with legal and technological developments, enhancing performance efficiency, and reinforcing the principles of justice and the rule of law across GCC countries.

At the conclusion of the meeting, participants reaffirmed their commitment to continued coordination and cooperation among public prosecution authorities of GCC states, in support of institutional integration and the advancement of joint Gulf judicial cooperation.