Police on Tuesday summoned the brother of Fatima Al-Azzaz, the woman whose family forced her divorce in the courts on the grounds of tribal incompatibility, a ruling that was later overturned, to sign documents concerning the lawsuit and “be informed of the Supreme Judicial Council's verdict”. The Council's annulment of the verdict forcibly separating Fatima from husband Mansour Al-Taimani is final, and according to sources the brother in question was required to pledge before the court to refrain from “interfering in issues that concern” his sister and brother-in-law once the court ruling is in force. The police summons may be a sign that the ruling is close to being put into effect, the delay over which has dismayed Fatima and her husband who have urged officials to complete procedures as quickly as possible. “Despite the ruling being made over ten days ago, nothing has been done, unlike the ruling for our separation which was put into effect within a day,” Fatima said earlier this month. Fatima had her marriage to Mansour restored by the Supreme Judicial Council at the end of last month, four years after they were ordered to separate on the grounds of “tribal incompatibility”. The couple claimed that Fatima's family brought the original case as her half-brothers were seeking to gain power of attorney over real estate she had inherited.
