RASC News Agency: Local sources in Sar-e Pol province report that the Taliban have subjected 52 individuals, including women, to summary punishment. On Tuesday, June 4, these individuals were publicly flogged by the Taliban at the central stadium in Sar-e Pol province.
Among those punished, eight were women. The Taliban accused these individuals of various offenses, including extramarital relations, running away from home, and theft. In the nearly three years of Taliban rule, the group has repeatedly subjected accused individuals to public floggings in various provinces.
The Taliban’s Department of Information and Culture in Sar-e Pol announced yesterday that it was inviting the public to the stadium to witness the punishment of the accused. The Taliban conducted body searches and confiscated smartphones before allowing people to watch the public punishment.
Approximately ten days ago, the Taliban similarly punished five individuals, including a woman, in this province. Despite reactions from human rights organizations, the Taliban have continued these practices.
Human rights organizations argue that the Taliban do not adhere to principles of fair trial in their prisons and courts. They have repeatedly called on the Taliban to halt public punishments of accused individuals.
According to a report by the human rights organization Rawadari, Taliban courts are marked by discriminatory decisions, torture, forced confessions, lack of independence, and impartiality, violating the principle of the presumption of innocence.
