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| Balkh Council Chief Urges Punishment of Serial Killers |
| 2012-06-05 |
| [Tolo News] Serial killers, who assassinate political figures and high ranking government officials should be identified and punished, or the government will lose people's trust, a local official in northern Balkh province said. Head of Balkh Provincial Council, Dr Afzal Hadid said that tracking down the serial killers is the job of the government, stressing that if it didn't taken action, people will lose trust in the government.. "Capturing and prosecution of serial killers is the job of the government, if no action is taken, I think people will lose their trust in the government," Mr Hadid told TOLOnews. This comes as Balkh provincial governor, Atta Mohammad Noor also recently blamed the Afghan government for not prosecuting the killers. Speaking at a remembrance on the occasion of the first death anniversary of General Daud Daud, 30th Pamir north zone chief, in Mazar-e-Sharif, Mr Noor said that certain figures within the government are trying to avoid the prosecution of such killers, "How can such cases remain covert while the government has a police force and a strong intelligence," he said. "There are certain figures within the government which are avoiding prosecution of such killers," Mr Noor added without elaborating further. General Daud Daud was assassinated in a >kaboom in Takhar provincial headquarters last July where he had a meeting with local security officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Yeah! Punishment for serial killers! Good for you, chief! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-06-05 00:20 |