Kabul, Afghanistan – The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that it had carried out public floggings against 35 people in the provinces of Khost and Faryab, on charges related to theft, smuggling and selling narcotics.
This is in keeping with the country’s practice of holding public trials.
The Supreme Court stated in a statement issued today,
Sunday (corresponding to the 16th of the month),
It was reported that 34 people were flogged in Khost province
on charges of smuggling and selling drugs.
The statement explained that these individuals received
between 10 and 39 lashes in a public record.
In addition to being sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to seven years.
Human rights violation
In a separate context, the court indicated in another statement
that one person in Faryab state was flogged with 39 lashes in a public record.
This came after he was convicted of theft,
and sentenced to one and a half years in prison.
These rulings come at a time when the Taliban movement continues
to implement public rulings and punishments.
This is despite repeated international condemnations and concerns
about human rights violations and trial procedures.
Similar provisions
It is worth noting that the movement had carried out similar executions in the past few days.
Three days ago, 15 people were flogged in Kabul on charges of smuggling and selling drugs.
They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven months to four years.
Five days ago, the death penalty was also carried out against one person
in Khost province after he was convicted of murder.
