Appellate Court Publicly Trials Abdul Ghafar Dawi and Two Others

On Sunday, November 5, 2017, Appellate Court publicly trialed Abdul Ghafar Dawi, CEO of Dawi Oil Company, his deputy and a senior employee of Ministry of Transport.

These people are sentenced to the charge of treason, collusion with government employees in misusing official authority and forgery in fuel contracts by Anti-Corruption Justice Center.

Abdul Ghafar Dawi, CEO of Dawi Oil Company is sentenced to six years and eight months for the charge of misuse of official authority in several cases, treason and getting illegal loans from Kabul Bank according to article 158 of Penal Code.

Abdul Rezaq Zalali, ex-deputy of High Office of Anti-Corruption and Administration Director of Ministry of Transport was also trialed in this judicial session. He is sentenced to two years and six months according to article 158 of Penal Code for several cases of misuse of official authority.

Mohammad Asghar Gheyasi, Deputy of Dawi Oil Company is also trailed in this session. Judicial delegation sentenced him to five years and eight months for the charge of misusing official authority in several cases, treason in fuel contracts, renting government lands illegally and getting illegal loans from Kabul Bank according to article 158 of Penal Code.

Abdul Ghafar Dawi, Mohammad Asghar Gheyasi, and Abdul Rezaq Zolali were sentenced to 6000 AFN cash fine each.

According to the court decision, Abdul Ghafar Dawi and Mohammad Asghar Gheyasi have to pay USD 21,350,402.97 to compensate the government. The court also sentenced these two to reimburse USD 12,430,932.42. 

The court ordered to trial Sayed Kabir Zewari, Head of Technical Service, Sayed Ahmad Roshan, Deputy for administrative affairs , Ensaf Moin Deputy of Plan and Policy, Rasikh, Deputy for administrative affairs, Abdul Rashid Parwana and Ziaddin Zia, Deputy of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mohammad Naeem Dindar, CEO of Bank Milli, Abdu Rezaq Samadi, Deputy of Ministry of Finance, Mohammad Sharif Sharifi, , Deputy of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Captain MoinKhan Wardak, Acting Head of Ariana Airlines, Hayatullah Diani, ex-CEO of Pashtani Bank according to article 69 of Penal Code.

According to court chief, “This decision is not final and the accused shall appeal if they are not satisfied.