Taliban Ask Officials Not To Carry Out Public Executions Until Ordered By Apex Court

Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, Wednesday, tweeted that the Council of Ministers has decided that no punishment will be carried out publicly until it's ordered by the apex court.

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New Delhi: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has directed its officials not to carry out any public executions or punishment until it's ordered by the apex court.

Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, Wednesday, tweeted that the Council of Ministers has decided that no punishment will be carried out publicly till the top court issues an order for public punishment.

"Punishment that requires the publicity of the offender and which the courts have not recommended in the case of punishment, should be avoided. And if the offender is punished, the punishment must be accompanied by a reminder that the people are aware of the crime," he tweeted.

د اسلامي امارت د وزیرانو شورا پریکړه:
په هغو سزاګانو کې چې د مجرم تشهیر ضرورنه وي او محاکمو يې د سزا په صورت کې د تشهیر تجویز نه وي کړی، د مجرم له اعدام او جسد ځړولو څخه دې ډډه وشي.
او که مجرم ته سزا ورکول کیږي باید له سزا سره يې د جرم یادونه هم وشي چې خلک يې په جرم خبر وي.

— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33) October 14, 2021

The Taliban spokesperson also said that if the convict is punished, then it is important for the officials to explain the reason behind the punishment to the public. This will create awareness amongst the public, he adds.

Earlier last month, the United States had condemned the Taliban's regressive decision of reinstating amputations and executions as a punishment in war-torn Afghanistan.

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, at a press conference, said that the US stands in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, especially the minorities. He added that the US demands the Taliban regime to not go ahead with any of such atrocious abuses as a form of punishment.

"We condemn in the strongest terms reports of reinstating amputations and executions of Afghans. The acts, the Taliban are talking about here, would constitute clear gross abuses of human rights, and we stand firm with the international community to hold perpetrators of any such abuses accountable," Price was quoted by ANI in its report.

(With inputs from agencies)