Initial moves to claim blood money

1. Turnover of Police Report:  After the remains are shipped, the traffic police report stating that the deceased has private rights is given to the ATN case officer handling claims for the blood money.
2. Request for SPA and AH:  The Case Officer prepares a report to OUMWA requesting it to advise next of kin (NOK) to execute a Special Power of Attorney authorizing PCG Jeddah or any of their relative /friend in the Kingdom to follow-up their claim for blood money.  The NOK must also execute an Affidavit of Heirship (copy attached).
3. Acknowledgment of SPA and AH:  Once the SPA and AH are received by the Consulate, the Case Officer drafts a fax to OUMWA acknowledging receipt of the SPA and AH.
4. Authentication at the MFA and Ministry of Justice:  Case Officer goes to SMFA and SMJ to authenticate the SPA.

The next steps: Police and Court Proceedings

5. Traffic Police Department: If PCG Jeddah is authorized by the NOK, the case officer goes to the Traffic Police Department:

• PCG Jeddah case officer presents the SPA to the Traffic Police Department to make known to the latter that the Consulate is authorized to claim blood money due to the family of the deceased.

• If the case file is still in the Traffic Police Department, the PCG case officer requests the Police to forward the case file to the Court for the early settlement of the blood money.
• Promissory Note of Interest:   The Police will require the PCG Jeddah representative to sign a promissory note stating that he is authorized by the Consulate and promises to follow-up and closely monitor the case until its final resolution.
• Please note that if the case file was returned again to Traffic Police because there is no interested party, the case file will be archived.

6. Court: If the Traffic Police Department already forwarded the case to court:

• Referral No.:  At the Traffic Police Department, PCG Jeddah’s case officer gets the referral number of the case file and goes to the court.
• Scheduling of Hearing: PCG Jeddah Case officer requests the judge to schedule the court hearing. The judge schedules the court hearing and sends a subpoena through the umda (similar to barangay captain) or Police Station to inform the offender to attend the court hearing.
• The case officer must report promptly to DFA-OUMWA the above developments.
• Attendance of Hearings:  PCG Jeddah’s Case Officer must attend the hearings, and report promptly to the DFA – OUMWA.  If the hearings are outside of Jeddah, he must draft the necessary authority for funding for the travels and prepare his travel requirements.

Court Decision

7.  Once the court decision has been made and issued, the original of this will be handed by case officer and a copy will be forwarded to Baital mal [treasury] to check if the blood money has been deposited.

8.    If not, then the copy will be forwarded by the Judge to the Traffic Police. The Traffic Police will then forward to Civil Rights Office to implement the decision.  The Civil Rights will call the offender and ask him for the payment of the blood money.

Payment of Settlement (Blood Money or Diyah)

If payment has been done and the blood money has been deposited, this will be returned to the court where receipt of the blood money will be done and the case be closed and the original court decision should be attached in the case file.

The received check will be endorsed to the Consulate's Finance Officer for the remittance to the legal heirs of the deceased through OUMWA.

Important Shariah Ruling:

Under shariah law, Non-Muslim are not entitled to receive inheritance from the death of their Muslim relatives, kin, or spouses.

Therefore, non-Muslim heirs of a deceased Muslim (either by birth or those who converted to Islam prior to his/her death) are not entitled to inherit blood money.  If the heirs converted to Islam prior to the death of the Filipinos, has documents to prove his/her conversion, they may be entitled to inheritance and blood money.

For example, if a Muslim Filipino working in Jeddah was married to a non-Muslim, and he dies in a road traffic accident, the surviving wife is not entitled to inheritance including blood money, even if she converts to Islam.  If however she had converted to Islam prior to the death of her husband and has official conversion documents, she would be entitled to inherit.


Some blood money cases are pending either due to old case and the case files did not located or missing, the case officer will send a note verbal to SMFA request the SMFA assistance to coordinate with Saudi concern authorities to locate the case file. ( Please see Islamic law attached )

In cases of occupational injuries, old age deaths, the NOK may file his/her claim at the Workmen’s Social Compensation Insurance Office.

PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED:

• Delay in receiving the Special Power of Attorney from the NOKs,
• Absence of Saudi authorities handling the case,
• Delay in the release of police report;
• Case file did not located by the authorities (for old pending cases)
• Delay in receiving the ATN funds for travel expenses (outside Jeddah case)