19 Afghans lashed for adultery, theft as ‘hardline’ Taliban enforces Sharia

As the Taliban resorted to the strict implementation of Sharia, 19 folks have been lashed in Afghanistan’s northeast province for adultery, theft and working away from house.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 21, 2022 09:48 IST

When the Taliban took over in August 2021, that they had promised to be lenient with the implementation of Sharia legal guidelines.

By India Today Web Desk: As the Taliban resorted to the strict implementation of Sharia, 19 folks, together with 9 girls, have been lashed in Afghanistan’s northeast province for adultery, theft and working away from house.

When the Taliban seized energy final yr in August, that they had promised to be extra reasonable and present leniency towards girls and minority rights.

However, a Supreme Court official, Abdul Rahim Rashid, stated on Sunday that 10 males and 9 girls have been lashed 39 occasions every in Taloqan metropolis in northeastern Takhar province, on 11 November.

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The lashings for his or her “crimes” came about on Friday, on the metropolis’s important mosque and in presence of elders, clerics and residents, the Associated Press reported.

On November 17, a Taliban spokesperson had stated that they are going to persist with their strict interpretation of Islamic regulation, or Sharia. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson, stated that the group’s supreme chief, Hibatullah Akhunzada, met with Taliban judges a couple of days in the past and instructed them to implement Sharia regulation of their rulings.

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Several photographs and movies have emerged on social media on and off since August final yr, displaying the Taliban punishing folks. But the Supreme Court’s assertion has confirmed the fears that the Taliban are critical about Sharia in Afghanistan.

Rashid didn’t present private particulars on the 19 folks, resembling the place they have been from, or what occurred to them after they have been lashed. He stated their instances have been assessed by two courts earlier than they have been convicted, confirming data in a Supreme Court assertion.

During their earlier rule within the late Nineteen Nineties, the group carried out public executions, floggings, and stoning of these convicted of crimes in Taliban courts.

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Nov 21, 2022