By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 19, 2023
Taliban’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday that two individuals were flogged publicly in the eastern province of Laghman, Afghanistan.
The two men received 30 lashes each after being accused of “having affairs” and being detained.
In addition, the individuals received a one-year prison sentence, which increased the severity of their penalty.
Earlier, six people allegedly accused of abducting women and raping, publicly flogged in a football stadium in Kandahar province.
Taliban’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada had previously ordered judges to implement “Sharia law and retribution” throughout Afghanistan.
The implementation of lashing was vehemently opposed both in Afghanistan and overseas, and some human rights organizations called it “hateful” and said it went against human values.
The Taliban group has its priorities regarding domestic issues in Afghanistan, despite the intense pressure from the international community to respect human rights, the rights of Afghan women and girls, and religious and ethnic minorities.
According to figures from the UN, the Taliban has publicly flogged close to 300 people since November 2022 on various allegations.
https://www.khaama.com/two-men-flogged-in-public-in-afghanistans-laghman/
