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| Farkhunda Protesters Demand Dismissal of Kabul Police Chief |
| 2015-04-01 |
| [Tolo News] Continuing their protests for the second week, the civil society groups have called on the government to dismiss the Kabul Police Chief from his position over what they said neglecting the brutal death of Farkhunda. In a gathering on Tuesday in Kabul, the activists accused the Kabul police of neglecting the brutal killing of 27-year-old woman, and asked for the trial of locked away Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! suspects that include about 17 police officials. Farkhunda was beaten to death and burnt nearly two weeks ago by a mob in the center of capital city and that in the presence of several coppers that remained inaction and kept watching the horrific scene quietly. The protesting activists warned that they would not stop their movement unless the police chief and other security officials are removed from their positions and brought to justice. "We want the government to remove all those security officials including the police chief who neglected Farkhunda's death," a protester Mohammad Abdullah said. Transparent trial of the suspects, end of arbitrary Fatwas (religious decrees) by the religious leaders and thorough and responsible investigation of the case were among the other demands of the protesters. "Our demand is that the Attorney General's Office should share it's findings with the media and civil society groups before submitting them to the Supreme Court," another activist Seddiqullah Tawhidi mentioned. A number of women activists who were also present at the event called on the Parliament to approve the law eliminating violence against women. "If the Parliament members [really] want to put an end to violence against women, they need to approve the law on elimination of violence against women," a female rights activist Alema said. Farkhunda was falsely accused of burning Holy Koran by a Mullah in Shah-Do-Shamshera Mosque, an allegation strongly rejected by the interior ministry and other investigation teams as baseless. Since then, the rallies and protests are being staged, not only in Afghanistan but in most parts of the world, demanding harsh punishment to the killers. The interior ministry, however, has arrested over 40 people including about 17 police in connection to the death of Farkhunda, who was killed for her movement to stop Mullahs from deceiving people by writing false Tawiz, a folded piece of paper containing religious words which is worn by the people for better luck or remove evil affliction. |
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