MoI advances strategy to reduce criminal cases

Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) takes new measures against police chiefs in Kabul to decrease the level of criminal cases and kidnappings, MoI announced on Sunday.

The criminal activities have increased tremendously in Kabul city.

“Based on the recent decision of the National Security Council (NSA), the Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has decided to take new security measures to avoid coordinated crimes, particularly kidnappings,” MoI statement said.

According to the statement, effective immediately if any kidnapping or other criminal cases took place in the districts of Kabul, the responsible police chief would be questioned for negligence in their duties.

The statement further added that the police chiefs who neglect in their duties will be prosecuted and introduced to judicial institutions.

The interior ministry has also instructed the General Directorate of Audit to carefully monitor how the measures implement.

Disorder and uncertainty in the country have influenced the crime rate to a large extent.

The growing rate of crimes in the capital Kabul is one of the most evident examples.

According to some statistics more than hundreds of criminal cases, including robberies and murders have been registered in different police stations in Kabul during the past Solar Year.

There may be many other cases that have not been reported due to reasons like fear and lack of trust on law enforcement agencies.

Afghanistan is one of the types of countries that suffer from weak law-enforcement system. Though there has been much development in this regard, serious concerns still prevail and raise questions about the system.

The police force in Afghanistan is still in the preliminary stages and it really requires years of attention and support to reach to a truly professional stage.