From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Tue Feb 28 2006 - 10:09:06 EST
KABUL DAILY ENCOURAGES MORE TRIALS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
In an editorial titled "Judiciary, A Hope For The Oppressed" published on 25 February, "Outlook" wrote that "the whole Afghan nation...commended" the judiciary for handing down a death sentence to Asadullah Sarwari on 25 February (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 27 February 2006). Sarwari oversaw the AGSA, the intelligence service of Afghanistan's communist ruler Nur Mohammad Taraki in 1978-79. Writing that an "efficient judiciary" is the backbone of a country, "Outlook" adds that one "of the captivating verdicts" of Afghanistan's judicial system was sentencing Sarwari to death on the "charge of mass killing." According to "Outlook," Afghans are now "looking forward for some more trials of this type," as there are many others "who should be held accountable for their" crimes against humanity. The commentary suggests that no one should be "treated with discrimination" when it comes to enforcement of "law and order in the country." Sarwari's case may have opened a Pandora's box for Afghanistan in which people who were
in positions higher than Sarwari are accused of committing grave crimes and some of these people are currently in high positions, including in the National Assembly (see "RFE/RL Afghanistan Report," 28 November 2005 and 16 January 2006). AT
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