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More Than 230 People Referred to AGO Over Alleged Election Crimes
Following the last year’s chaotic parliamentary elections, more than 230 people including senior employees of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has been referred to the Attorney General’s office over alleged election crimes.
Jamshid Rasooli, a spokesman for the Attorney General’s office on Monday said they have registered at least 80 cases of election-related crimes and over 230 people being referred to the office in this regard.
This comes as in December, last year, the operational director of IEC, Obaidullah Niyazi had been arrested by the security operatives over alleged bribery of 10,000 USD. The Attorney General’s office said that Niyazi’s case is still being assessed.
The election observers said that all of the corrupt election officials should be prosecuted with no differentiation.
The IEC, meanwhile, assured of supporting the Attorney General’s office in the prosecution process of its corrupt employees.
“We have not referred anyone yet, but if we find out such cases, then based on the law, we will refer them to Attorney General’s office and the electoral complaints commission,” said Hafizullah Hashimi, a member of the IEC.
Earlier, Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has claimed that the electoral commissioners are taking hundreds of thousands of dollars bribe in exchange for declaring the candidates as winners of the elections. He also claimed that the candidates are giving bribes for securing seat in parliament.
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OIC summit urges IEA to respect girls’ right to education
The 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Gambia on Sunday called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to respect Afghan girls and women’s right to education and work.
In a declaration, OIC described the right to education and work as the fundamental rights of Afghan girls and women, and called for more communication with the IEA authorities on these issues.
Additionally, the participants emphasized the need for more efforts to address the challenges related to ethnic groups, drugs, terrorism, and social issues to ensure inclusive governance and sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan.
“We also emphasize the need to make more efforts to address the challenges associated with ethnic groups, terrorism, drugs and social aspects for inclusive governance to achieve sustainable stability,” the declaration said.
Delegations from the 57 OIC member states attended the conference, organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation under the theme “Enhancing unity and solidarity through dialogue for sustainable development.”.
The summit was also attended by an IEA delegation.
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UNHRC approves national human rights report on Afghanistan
The Permanent Representative of Afghanistan in Geneva Nasir Ahmad Andisha says the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved the national human rights report on Afghanistan.
Ahmad Andisha said at the Geneva meeting that after comprehensive reviews, 243 recommendations from 70 countries show the worsening of the human rights situation in Afghanistan.
In the review of the human rights situation in Afghanistan in the fourth period, 243 opinions were received from 70 countries, who expressed concern about the worsening human rights situation and suggested that an impartial and independent investigation be conducted on human rights violations in Afghanistan.
However, the Islamic Emirate has always considered human rights as an internal issue and emphasized that human rights, especially women’s rights, are more secure in the country than ever before.
“The Islamic and Sharia rights of all Afghan citizens are guaranteed. The Islamic Emirate is committed to ensuring the rights of its citizens,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, IEA’s deputy spokesman.
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IEA’s deputy PM invited to Russia to participate in an international meeting
Russian ambassador in Kabul, Dmitry Zhirnov, on Sunday invited the political deputy prime minister Mawlawi Abdul Kabir to participate in an international meeting that is expected to be held in Kazan city, Tatarstan.
According to a statement issued by the deputy PM’s office, in his meeting with the Russian ambassador, Kabir thanked him for the invitation to this meeting and said that relations between Russia and Afghanistan are important and friendly and Russian businessmen should invest in Afghanistan.
He added that relations between Moscow and Kabul benefit both sides and can help development and stability in the region.
According to the statement, the Russian envoy said that his country is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in various fields and wants to expand bilateral relations.
He added that cooperation and increased interaction between the Islamic Emirate and Russia can contribute to stability and economic development in the region.
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