The Ministry of Virtue and Vice of the Islamic Emirate said that in the past year, nearly 11,000 complaints have been registered with them, of which more than 7,000 of them have b
Chief Justice Absent From Govt Accountability Press Briefing
Afghanistan’s Chief Justice Sayed Yousuf Halim on Tuesday was notably absent from a press briefing that rolled out the government’s accountability program. Instead, the head of the administrative department of the Supreme Court appeared before the media to give details about the performance of the legal entity over the past year.
Speaking of the program called the “Government Accountability Program to the Nation, Jawed Rashidi, the director of the administrative department of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, said that corruption cases of at least 8 former ministers are at the court, however, he refrained from disclosing the names of the suspects.
(Last Updated On: February 2, 2021)
The Director of Administration of the Afghanistan High Court, Jawed Rashidi, said on Tuesday that over 103,000 civil cases have been heard by the court so far this solar year.
Addressing an event on the “Government Accountability Program to the Nation” Rashidi said corruption cases involving at least eight former ministers were brought before the court since April. However he would not disclose the names of the ministers.
“Eight cases involving the ministers have been referred to the special investigation committee of the Supreme Court and the court has already issued its verdict on two cases,” he said.