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| Senior Police Official Among 13 Suspended Over Farkhunda's Death |
| 2015-03-24 |
| [Tolo News] The Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) has suspended 13 coppers and officials including the chief of second Police Station of capital Kabul over Farkhunda's tragic death which has sparked huge criticisms towards the security agencies. The 27-year-old woman was brutally killed and burnt by a mob in the presence of police on Thursday in Kabul after a Mullah accused her of burning a Holy Koran, an accusation seriously rejected by the security agencies as baseless. According to her parents, Farkhunda could not commit such an act as she was herself a preacher of Koran. Her funeral was held on Sunday where in an unprecedented move, the women for the first time carried the dead body to the grave. Many women's rights activists, journalists and Parliamentarians attended her burial ceremony. The tragic incident followed worldwide criticisms with the global Human Rights Watch ... During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, HRW received a pledge from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, of which George Soros is Chairman, for general support totaling $100,000,000. The grant is being paid in installments of $10,000,000 over ten years.Through June 30, 2013, HRW had received $30,000,000 towards the fulfillment of the pledge.... (HRW) calling on the Afghan government to prosecute the perpetrators. The police have detained several suspects including the Mullah who called upon people to punish the woman for alleged burning of Islam's sacred book. |
| Posted by:Fred |