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| Afghanistan |
| Zabul Courts Losing People's Trust: Officials |
| 2015-05-09 |
| [Tolo News] Growing corruption in southern Zabul province has reportedly caused the locals to refer to the Taliban to settle their disputes instead of referring to the courts. "Even the residents of central district of Qalat prefer the Taliban courts due to corruption in government courts," head of Zabul Provincial Council Atta Jan told TOLOnews. Provincial appellate court chief, Wazir Mohammad Jalali, admitted that locals were referring to the Taliban, but strongly rejected what he called allegations of corruptions. "There are no courts and judges due to insecurity in most of the districts, therefore, in some situations, people prefer the Taliban to settle their disputes," Jalali acknowledged. The acting governor of Zabul, however, denied to comment on corruption but admitted to lack of courts in some parts of the province. In addition, some of the residents told TOLOnews that as long as the government doesn't restore trust in judicial institutions, people will continue to visit Talban courts. "Our demand is that prosecutors and judges should be appointed in all district and the government should strictly monitor them to avoid prosecutors from taking bribe," a resident of Zabul said. Despite establishment of several anti-corruption bodies over the past 13 years, the government has been unable to curb the tragedy. Instead some reports have suggested that high-profile government officials have been involved in corruption. |
| Posted by:Fred |