Q: I am a visitor to Dubai. I have an extradition case. I have signed a paper with the Dubai police that I will be on my own to go to Peru to resolve my issues with the authority there. I am on bail from 03 to 18 March and my case is already closed at the public prosecution. I wanted to know what's the procedure and how long it will take for me to get the clearance from Abu Dhabi for me to receive my passport and bail money back and leave allow to Dubai. I have applied to the public prosecutor to get my passport and bail money back but it has been rejected.

Q: Dear Madam, I have one question. I need your help actually. I have one case in the public prosecution and my case is still under investigation for almost 7 months now. I submitted my passport and my cousin's. Now, my cousin wants his passport back because he wants to go back home for marriage even I have also so much pressure about his passport and I cannot arrange any other replacement. is it possible if I request my prosecutor to release my cousin's passport and keep only my passport until all this is finished? I really appreciate if you help me.

Q: Hi. I kept my passport as a guarantee for a friend in the public prosecution more than a year back. He left the country without telling me and hasn't come back into the country so far. In the meantime, verdicts were declared for his cases and he has to go to jail. So, he refuses to come back or settle the case. I am stuck here with my passport in court. I have tried setting up meetings with the public prosecutor but every time the online application gets rejected, even for a meeting with the public prosecutor. This has created a big issue for me and my family. Is there anything I can do to get my passport out?

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