Cut off four people's hands
Nine people have been publicly flogged by the ruling Taliban in AfghaIt is a violation of human rights.nistan. Apart from this, it has been alleged that the Taliban publicly amputated the hands of four people for stealing. News from ANI.
The flogging incident took place at Ahmed Shahi Stadium in Kandahar on Tuesday. The country's Supreme Court said in a statement that nine people were sentenced for robbery and homosexuality. The Supreme Court's statement was tweeted by Afghanistan's Tolo News.
Local authorities and residents of Kandahar were present at the stadium during the flogging. The provincial governor's spokesman, Haji Zayed, said the convicts were given 35 to 39 lashes.
British-Afghan socio-political activist Shabnam Nasimi said four people were reportedly beheaded by the Taliban yesterday in front of spectators at a football stadium in Kandahar. Their hands were amputated for theft.
Shabnam Nasimi said people are being flogged, mutilated and executed without justice and due process in Afghanistan. It is says, a violation of human rights Afghanistan..
Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban's supreme spiritual leader, met with the country's judges in November last year. It is real that, In the meeting, he directed the judges to impose punishment under Sharia law for some crimes. Since then, the Taliban have been carrying out public floggings.
On December 7 last year, the Taliban publicly executed a man for killing in the western Farah province of Afghanistan. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan for the second time in August 2021. This was the first day the Taliban publicly executed someone after taking power.
Despite international condemnation, the Afghan Taliban have resumed public floggings and executions of "criminals" following a decree from their supreme leader.
United Nations experts have expressed deep concern over public floggings and executions in Afghanistan. They called on the Taliban authorities to immediately stop all harsh, cruel and degrading punishments.
In a statement, UN experts said that since November 18, 2022, Taliban authorities have reportedly flogged hundreds of people in several provinces of Afghanistan.
However, the Taliban came to power in the second phase and promised that they will not rule the country like in the past. But the Taliban are showing signs of returning to their old ways.
Source: BBC News
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