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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan gov't dismisses provincial police chief, 4 others |
| 2008-07-28 |
| (Xinhua) -- Afghan Interior Ministry has dismissed the police chief of northern Sar-r-Pul province and four other senior security officers on charge of negligence in arresting and punishing those responsible for gang-raping a 12-year-old girl there, a press release of the ministry issued here Sunday said. The Interior Minister during his visit to Sar-e-Pul province sacked police chief of the province Abdul Khaliq Samimi, and the head of criminal department and three others for their negligence in the dealing with the case, the press release said. A 12-year-old girl according Afghan media had been gang-raped by influential armed men last week and the father of the ill-fated girl warned to become suicide bomber if the government fails to provide justice. Months ago, another girl was raped by the son of a powerful figure in north Afghanistan. The shocking incidents have prompted many to criticize President Hamid Karzai for failing to protect the lives and honor of poor citizens. President Hamid Karzai has instructed all the concerned authorities to thoroughly investigate the case and bring to justice those responsible for the crime. The President, according to a statement released by his office also received both the families of the victims Sunday and besides condemning the assured all those responsible for the heinous crime would be brought to justice. |
| Posted by:Fred |