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Alternative to Sharia Courts?
The mobile courts will encourage tribesmen to abandon the so-called Sharia courts established by the Taliban in tribal areas, officials say. Sher Akbar, 43, of Raghangan village in Salarzai Tehsil, Bajaur Agency, could not hide his excitement when a mobile court of local administrative officials and a jirga of tribal elders ruled in his favour. Bajaur Political Agent Jabbar Shah September 2 announced the creation of mobile courts where court teams rotate from one public building, such as schools and hospitals, to another in the agency. They're meant to provide cheap and speedy justice and to discourage Bajaur tribesmen from taking their cases to the so-called Sharia courts established by the Taliban in parts of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Posted by: Glenmore 2013-09-20 |
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