RASC News Agency: The recent proclamation by officials of the Taliban group in their Supreme Court reveals that approximately 350 individuals have undergone corporal punishment over the past two years. Abdul Rahim Rashid, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s Supreme Court, conveyed this information, emphasizing that all these sentences were issued by the group’s Sharia courts and rigorously adhered to legal procedures.
According to the spokesperson, the punishments imposed on the defendants encompass a spectrum, including whipping, exile, imprisonment, and even life imprisonment. The Sharia courts of the Taliban group executed these sentences, ensuring that due process was meticulously followed in each case.
It is noteworthy that this disclosure contradicts earlier reports suggesting that the Taliban group had been conducting trials in field courts and meting out punishments without the involvement of the Sharia court. Despite reports of their leader’s directive to abstain from punishing individuals without a court order, instances have arisen where the actions of the Taliban’s officials deviated from this instruction.
Furthermore, various sources within the country claim that the sentencing and punishment predominantly target ordinary citizens, while members of the Taliban group often escape consequences, even in the presence of substantial evidence of their crimes. As a response to these practices, legal institutions have prompted the Taliban group to prohibit the filming of these punishment processes.
