Anti-Corruption Justice Center trials two Maruf District’s Police Headquarter employees

Anti-Corruption Justice Center (ACJC) appellate court session publicly trialed the Finance clerk, Abdul Jalil and technical clerk, Abdul Matin, from Maruf District’s Police Headquarter, Kandahar Province on  November 19, 2017.

The court sentenced Abdul Jalil to five years and one-month imprisonment in accordance with paragraph 2, article 268 of the Penal Code for the charge of each of the ten cases of embezzling 22,955,792 Afghanis.

Since maximum imprisonment punishment is determined “twenty years” for the crime mentioned in article 158 of Afghanistan Penal Code, the judicial delegation sentenced him to twenty years’ imprisonment.

The court also sentenced Zabihullah to five years and one-month imprisonment in accordance with paragraph 2, articles 268 and 39, of the Penal Code for the charge of each case of complicity in embezzlement. In accordance with article 158 of Afghanistan Penal Code, he was sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment too.

The court also sentenced the mentioned individuals to reimbursement of 22,955,795 Afghanis and an equivalent amount of cash fine in accordance with provisions of articles 273 and 39 of the Penal Code.

According to the session chief, an amount of 13,999,200 Afghanis cash has already been paid by the convicts to the relevant department, therefore this amount should be deducted from the total amount of 22,955,792 Afghanis.

According to the judicial delegation decision, Maruf District’s Police Chief, Nader Khan, Abdul Matin and other authorities responsible to take care of criminals and public assets, should seriously go under investigation. 

Director of this court said that the decision is not final. The convicts can appeal to the Supreme Court in case they are not convinced.