Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal asked the newly established body to use the Geographical Information System (GIS) within a maximum period of three months to decide the whereabouts of wanted escapees.

The partnership comprises Jeddah Governorate, the National information Center (NIC), the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), the general security, the Taif Governorate, the Makkah municipality, the Makkah police and the committee to supervise lands and prevent encroachments in Makkah.

The department of studies and public relations at the Makkah Governorate said in a statement Friday that the move taken by the governor signaled the beginning of the implementation of a number of recommendations made by a workshop aimed at initiating a mechanism to help in catching people wanted for the enforcement of court orders.

The recommendations asked the Makkah police to liaise with NIC in using the GIS system in investigations and criminal search. They asked SAMA to coordinate with the NIC in determining the automated teller machines used by criminals to apprehend them quickly.

Prince Khaled said the department recently established in the governorate to follow up on the implementation of court verdicts was able to reduce the number of unimplemented court rules from 30,229 to 1,500. "The department was able to bring back to justice 28,729 criminals who were absconding in order to avoid the execution of sentences against them," he said.

The recommendations called for coordination between the general security and the local media to run a campaign to enlighten people about the need to safeguard the properties of citizens and expatriates.