Four people were arrested at the Ministry of Public Health for demanding bribes, the Attorney General Office’s spokesman Jamshid Rasouli said on Tuesday.
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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has illegally sent 208 employees on forced, fired some and refused to provide service privileges to others, Pajhwok Afghan News findings show
The Meshrano Jirga has referred Minister of Public Works Najibullah Yameen to the Attorney General Office over the illegal retirement and firing of employees and other anomalies.
But ministry officials insist the retirees are being paid pensions and benefits. Changes have been brought to the ministry as part of reforms, they argue.
208 retirees aged above 55:
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listfrom the Human Resource Department of the ministry shows 208 employees aged 55 and above have been retired.
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Watchdog: Political Pressure Caused Attorney General to Resign
Afghanistan’s Attorney General Farid Hamidi stepped down from his post for personal and family reasons, according to the Presidential Palace. President Ashraf Ghani accepted his resignation, the Palace said.
However, Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) said that Hamidi resigned because political pressure was hindering his ability to do his job.
According to the IWA, Farid Hamidi was politically pressured during the investigation of corruption cases of high level government officials.
The IWA says that the political pressure caused these cases not be investigated.
Ghani’s deputy spokesman Dawa Khan Menapal said that the president will soon announce a new candidate to lead as Attorney General of Afghanistan.
2 MPs Referred to AGO for Giving False Info About Assets
The Attorney General s Office on Wednesday reported that two members of Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga (the lower house of Parliament) have been referred to the Anti-Corruption Commission for providing misleading information about the registration of their assets.
The AGO spokesman said Wednesday that an investigation is underway to determine the real assets of these members of parliament.
Sources have said that the names of the two parliament members accused of providing misleading information are Ahmad Shah Ramazan and Nasima Niazai.
The anti-corruption commission has said that the suspects should come and provide clarification about the millions of Afs in their bank accounts.