The Saudi Reconciliation Committee's chairman Musfir Bin Hassan Al-Harmali presented a report to Asir Emir Prince Faisal Bin Khalid stating that in 2017 the committee had settled 1,445 various cases, including 26 murders, nine tribal conflicts, 468 cases of personal properties, 327 family issues, 326 special right cases, 172 financial disputes and 172 miscellaneous cases. The report said the number of murder cases it reconciled last year was higher than 2016, when it intervened in 16 murder cases. He said the committee intervened in 140 more cases last year compared to 2015 when it resolved 1,305 cases, consisting of 19 murders, 276 personal rights issues, 407 disputes involving property, 172 financial issues, 323 family disputes and 108 miscellaneous cases.

He said the main reconciliation committee and the sub-committees tried to settle blood money issues in a way to ensure clemency and tolerance Musfir said the committee covered all governorates in the Asir province including Khamis Mushayt, Bisha, Namas and others.

(Source: http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/530314/SAUDI-ARABIA/Murder-cases-on-the-rise-in-Asir)