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From: Abe Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2003 - 18:05:14 EST
AFGHAN PAPER CALLS FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN APPROVING CONSTITUTION
"Mosharekat-e Melli" in a 30 March commentary wrote that the future
Afghan constitution is the most important chapter in the new phase of
Afghan history that began after the fall of the Taliban regime in
December 2001. The official publication of Hizb-e Wahdat, one of the
political parties representing the Shia population in Afghanistan, said
that while the Constitutional Drafting Committee (CDC) should be
commended for completing the first draft on schedule (see "RFE/RL
Newsline," 18 March 2003), the Afghan people "know nothing about the
contents of the draft constitution." The newspaper added that the role
of the people "as the real power behind amending and approving the
constitution, should be very decisive and visible" in the approval stage
of the new Afghan code of law, and only with public participation can
the new constitution be viewed as a "national document." The paper asks
of the Afghan people not to look upon the new draft constitution with
prejudice. The CDC along with a soon to be formed Constitutional Review
Commission, will review the draft constitution before presenting it to a
Constitutional Loya Jirga in October for approval (for analysis on the
public's participation in the development of the Afghan constitution,
see "RFE/RL Afghanistan Report," 3 April 2003). AT
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