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| Afghanistan | |
| Afghan MPs Passe Law Giving New Privileges to Afghan MPs | |
| 2014-07-13 | |
| [Tolo News] The Lower House of Parliament on Saturday passed a law based on which Members of Parliament will receive additional income from the government after their term is over. Part of the law states that, even if an MP is not elected in the future, the government will be obligated to pay 25 percent of his/her last salary, and provide the MP with a privileged political passport and two armed guards. "The Ministry of Interior must assign two bodyguards to members of Parliament who have completed a term, in addition, these members who do not make it to another term, must be given 25 percent of their last salary," said Hassan Sahrayee, an MP and member of the Immunity and Incentive Commission at the House of Representatives. A number of MPs criticized the bill as being self-serving and neglectful of the needs of the country.
"If Parliament wants to do something, they should work on the salaries of teachers, government employees, officers," another Kabul MP named Baktash Seyawash said. "This action will make people distrust Parliament." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Now, now, P2k. I'm sure US elites learned a lot more from their Dar friends---especially Saudis---than vice versa |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-07-13 01:01 |
| #1 Some of that exposure to American congresscritters has rubbed off. Next they need to exempt themselves from the laws they pass for the 'little people'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-07-13 00:14 |