KABUL — Three women and 11 men were flogged
Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of
theft and “moral crimes”, a provincial official said.
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The lashings are the first to be confirmed since the
Taliban’s supreme leader ordered judges this month to fully enforce Islamic
law, or sharia, saying corporal punishment was obligatory for certain crimes.
Qazi Rafiullah Samim, head of information and
culture for Logar province, told AFP the lashings were not administered
publicly.
“Fourteen people were given discretionary
punishment, of which 11 were men and three were women,” he said,
“The maximum number of lashes for anyone was 39.”
Supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered judges
this month to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public
executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs for thieves.
“Carefully examine the files of thieves, kidnappers,
and seditionists,” he said, according to the Taliban’s chief spokesman.
“Those files in which all the sharia conditions of
hudud and qisas have been fulfilled, you are obliged to implement.”
Hudud refers to
offences for which corporal punishment is mandated, while qisas translates as
“retaliation in kind” — effectively an eye for an eye.
Social media has been awash for months with videos
and pictures of Taliban fighters meting out summary floggings to people accused
of various offences.
However, this is the first time that officials have
confirmed such punishment ordered by a court.
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