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2014-10-27 Afghanistan
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Imam Who Raped 10-Year-Old Sentenced to 20 Years
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[Tolo News] An Imam who was accused of raping a 10-year-old girl at his mosque last May was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in Kabul on Sunday.
The family of the girl, Brishna, and the civil society activists who have advocated on their behalf welcomed the decision made by the court and hope that the decision will stand upon appeal.
In an interview with TOLOnews, the family of the girl said they hope that the sentencing would dissuade other perpetrators from committing such crimes in the future.
In addition to the 20 year sentence, the Imam was handed down a 1.5 million Afs fine.
Brishna is traumatized by her ordeal, and often cries when someone says the name of the Imam - Aminullah Baraz - who raped her. She is meant to go to school and continue her life, but she has been unable to since the attack.
"My parents sent me to learn and I didn't know that he would be such a bad person," Brishna said. "I want him to be punished, he should not be released."
Brishna's father is deaf. He hopes to see Baraz sent to prison for life. "Justice should be preserved so others will send their children to mosques," Brishna's father said.
Women for Women, an international women's rights advocacy organization, has helped Brishna's family navigate the legal process. "The court trial was based on justice, this Imam was sentenced to twenty years in jail and one million five thousand Afs as a fine," said Banafsha Afaf Amiree, an official of Women for Women.
The mosque in which the rape took place is in a rural part of Akti Gunbad district in Kunduz province.
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