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| Patang's Dismissal Unfair and Illegal: MoI |
| 2013-07-25 |
| [TOLONEWS] In light of the recent impeachment of Ghulam Mujtaba Patang, Interior Minister, by the Lower House, the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said that the dismissal was unjustified and against the law. The ministry added that some circles inside the government had grudge against him and moved the "no-confidence" motion. Seddiq Siddiqi, the front man of the Interior Ministry, while speaking at a presser in Kabul on Wednesday emphasised that the decision of removing Mr. Patang was made without following the Parliamentary norms. Mr. Siddiqi also added that the impeachment was "unfair." "The decision was illegal and executed merely out of grudge. The Lawmakers misused their votes and therefore government considers the decision unfair," said Mr. Siddiqi. The comments from the MoI came in after the Afghan Lawmakers on Monday dismissed the Interior Minister, after passing a "no confidence" motion against him. The motion was reportedly moved over his failure to improve the security situation in Afghanistan, especially, the Kabul-Kandahar highway crisis. The MPs were not satisfied with his explanation regarding the worsening security situation and voted overwhelmingly in favor of dismissing him from his post. Mr. Patang got 136 votes against, 60 in favor and four votes were considered invalid. With the dismissal of Mr. Patang from the Interior Ministry, vulnerability of the political system of Afghanistan has been exposed. The growing tension has already started damaging the foundation of the political system of Afghanistan. "Growing tension within the institutions of Afghanistan can damage the entire political system. I wish the MPs had thought about creating a stable political system rather than damaging it," Siddqi added. After the impeachment, Mr. Patang at a news conference accused 72 MPs of smuggling narcotics, grabbing land and working as spies for the ISI. In light of the raised allegations, the Attorney General's office on Tuesday urged the acting Interior Minister, to submit evidence in support of the allegations made against the 72 MPs. |
| Posted by:Fred |