Archive, a number of former Supreme Court officials who were fired following the Taliban’s return to power. Archive, a number of former Supreme Court officials who were fired following the Taliban’s return to power.
Some of the judges who were fired en masse by the Taliban government have once again called for their rights to be upheld.
The judges, who served in the previous government, said they would leave the country en masse if the Taliban government did not respond to their demands within a month.
A number of former judges, who arrived in Kabul from 34 provinces of Afghanistan, told a news conference on Sunday that the Taliban government should respond to their demands within a month.
Returning to their duties, being paid six months’ salary or receiving a pension is one of the main demands of these judges.
Arafat Qawam, one of the judges fired by the Taliban government, told RFE / RL that he would be forced to leave the country if his fate was not decided.
He added: “We have set a date for them to consider our demands within the next one month and give us a satisfactory answer. If our demands are not met within a month, most of the judges will be forced to leave the country.” And become refugees. This will not be for the good of the ruling system, nor for the people, nor for the country. ”
The Taliban government’s Supreme Court officials claim that in the previous regime, most people were appointed on the basis of personal interests or by foreigners, so they plan to investigate the removal of judges.
Abdul Basir Mashal, a spokesman for the Taliban’s Supreme Court, told RFE / RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan: The Emirate is trying to investigate some of these judges so that corrupt people like the previous administration are not placed in the administration of the Supreme Court once again. This investigation needs time. Former officials are employees. ”
The judges stressed that the Taliban government should prosecute those involved in corruption if a similar issue exists.
Following the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan, the Taliban fired a number of former government officials, including members of the judiciary, whose fate remains unclear.
