- 74 -| Year 1909-1910 | Year 1910-1911 | Statement of Crimes | |---|---|---| | 12642 | 12948 | 14719 | | 3958 | 4567 | 6317 | | 430 | 418 | 457 | | 598 | 717 | 857 | | 1458 | 1693 | 2003 | | 305 | 308 | 283 | | 3172 | 2871 | 3561 | (Article 274) Theft | ... | ... | ... | (Article 275) " | ... | ... | ... | Forgery (Article 183) | ... | ... | ... | Fraud (Article 293) | ... | ... | ... | Breach of Trust (Articles 294 to 299) | ... | ... | ... | Poisoning of Livestock (Articles 310 to 312) | ... | ... | ... | Destruction of Crops (Article 321) | ... | ... | ... | Administrative authorities have begun to take strict measures in the Public Security Department to prevent all occurrences, and there is hope that the assistance of judicial officials will strengthen the resolve of the police.

50 - The Sharia Court It is gratifying that the new Sharia Court system and the amendment of its procedural regulations have yielded the best results in the past year, with cases proceeding faster than before and justice being served better than before. The new measure, which granted Sharia judges the authority to imprison civilians in certain cases, has been successful. Many judges have exercised this authority, but it appears to have been done with harshness and lack of consideration. The number of cases that were dismissed and the small number of individuals against whom imprisonment was ordered suggest that the vast majority of civilians are negotiating to achieve their goals due to extreme hardship. The archives of the Sharia Court registries have been cataloged and indexed after a long period. Indexes have been created for a large number of records, making it easy to refer to very old dates. Approximately 7,000 case files have been arranged chronologically, and many documents of great historical value have been collected. The completion of this work is an achievement worthy of mention in the history of the reform of these courts.