Requirement One Digital Transformation in the Judicial and Justice Sector Section One: Services provided by the Public Prosecution 1. The Public Prosecution clarified that during the years (2020-2021) it relied on several electronic means in providing services and receiving requests from citizens, residents and stakeholders. The most important electronic means is the WhatsApp application, where each prosecution office was allocated a dedicated communication line on that application. The other electronic means are the Public Prosecution’s website via the egovernment portal and the e-mail of each prosecution office. 2. In addition to the above, the Public Prosecution indicated that the number of requests and transactions via the Whatsapp application and e-mail amounted to (27,726) requests and transactions, and via the Public Prosecution’s website was (12,692) requests and transactions. It also initiated (296) remote investigations as permitted under the Code of Criminal Procedure. The number of cases examining detention orders remotely was (342) cases and the number of trials conducted remotely was (1,322) trials. Section Two: Services provided by the Supreme Judicial Council and the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) 1. The Supreme Judicial Council and the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments clarified that, in order to enhance access to justice, they have taken key steps to digital transformation. The Ministry has completed what it started in the field of transforming all proceedings before civil, commercial and Sharia courts electronically. Work continues on developing electronic services for the justice sector in cooperation with the Supreme Judicial Council and the Information and e-Government Authority. 2. The Ministry sought to roll out a set of electronic services that enables individuals to benefit from them and allows courts to perform their duties in the pursuit of justice without prejudice to any of the litigants’ rights or the basic principles of fair trial stipulated in national legislation and in line with international standards. 3. The electronic services provided by the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments (Waqf) through the National e-Government Portal are as follows: filing cases; submitting briefings and requests during all stages of the case, including first instance, appeals, and appeals before the Court Ninth Annual Report of the NIHR 70