RASC News Agency: The Supreme Court of the Taliban group has announced that a person accused of “sodomy” in this province has been subjected to flogging. According to a newsletter released by the Supreme Court of the Taliban group, this individual was sentenced to 30 lashes by the lower court of this group in Khaksafid County.
In this newsletter, the Taliban group stated that the accused individual has also been sentenced to six months in prison by the court of this group. The Supreme Court of the Taliban group has not provided further details on the execution of the flogging sentence on this individual.
The Taliban group has previously publicly flogged accused individuals and executed several others in the provinces of Farah, Logar, Ghazni, and Jowzjan. The method of punishing accused individuals by the Taliban group has faced widespread international and domestic reactions, but the Taliban have stated that they are adhering to Sharia law and have justified their actions accordingly.
