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| Police Are Responsible For Farkhunda's Killing: Protesters |
| 2015-03-24 |
| [Tolo News] Dozens of citizens with a large number of women from civil society groups rallied in Kabul on Monday to protest the brutal killing of Farkhunda who was set on fire by angry civilians over alleged burning of Holy Koran. The members of National Solidarity Party also attended the protests held near Shah-e-Do Shamshera Mosque of Kabul where the 27-year-old woman was beaten to death, burnt and thrown into muddy Kabul River by a mob on the accusation of burning Koran. She was killed in the presence of a number of coppers who were quietly watching the scene, something that has provoked the anger of citizens, human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. organizations and the civil society groups. The protesters chanting anti-police slogans called on the government to fire all those police involved in the case from their positions and punish them in public. "We don't want justice from the government because the government was itself involved in the incident," a protester said. The party head Belqis Roshan said during the protests that the government was responsible for Farkhunda's death. "Farkhunda was killed due to the negligence of government," she said, calling on complete investigation of the case. The protesters warned the government that they would not sit quiet until the perpetrators were not brought to justice. The incident happened last week on Thursday when a Mullah accused Farkhunda of burning Koran which led dozens of angry civilians to attack her with stones and sticks. First thing you do, hang the mullah. Then round up the leaders of the mob and hang them. Then round up the members of the mob and jug them until they all have gray whiskers. However, nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits... the security agencies rejected the accusation against her as baseless, saying there was no evidence found that she had set Koran on fire. "Farkhunda was innocent and all the accusations against her were untrue," interior minister Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi told the Parliament on Monday. "13 suspected perpetrators and 13 police officials have been placed in durance vile Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! in this connection." Farkhunda's burial ceremony was held Sunday in Kabul where the women for the first time in Afghanistan's history carried the dead body to the grave. |
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