Laghman Appellate Prosecution Office Building Inaugurated

The building for Laghman Appellate Prosecution Office was inaugurated on the 100th anniversary of independence. 

Wahiduddin Arghoun, Deputy of the AGO in Financial and Administration Affairs said that we are inaugurating this building in order to better celebrate the independence centenary of Afghanistan.

In this ceremony held on 18th August 2019 at the newly built building of Laghman Appellate Prosecution Office was attended by Deputy of AGO in financial and administrative affairs, directors of financial and administration directories, Director of Laghman Appellate Prosecution Office and its staff, local authorities, members of provincial council and tribal elders.

This building is built in a total area of three-acre land, consisting of 20 rooms, conference hall, 13 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, a separate building for reception and green area and cost 33 million and 231 thousand and 501 AFN.

Mr. Arghoun said, “In the near future, we will inaugurate the newly built building of Khost, Daikundi, Kapisa and Nuristan prosecution office and conference hall of AGO at Darlaman campus too.”

According to Arghun, all these projects cost more than 215 million AFN and were paid from the Development Budget of the AGO.

Arghun further added, “It’s planned that during the year and in 2020 we will lay down the foundation stone of Logar, Kandahar and Uruzgan Appellate Prosecution Offices’ building and also the primary prosecution offices for Aqcha and Istalif districts of Jowzjan and Kabul provinces.”

According to Mr. Arghun, construction of the Appellate Prosecution Offices will increase people’s access to justice, human dignity of the visitors will be respected and the will of local governance would be better represented. He further added that creating discipline in an office promote accountability and transparency and speed up the investigation and prosecution of offenders.

During this ceremony, Mohammad Asif Nang, governor of Laghman praised the AGO for their tremendous efforts, particularly for Laghman province. Nang said that this building will play a vital role in decreasing crimes and ensuring justice. He pointed to the reforms in AGO center and provincial offices as unprecedented in the history of the AGO.

Nang added, “In the past Laghman Appellate Prosecution Office was investigating 100 to 200 cases in a year, but during the current year, this number has reached to 1000 cases. And this improvement is a result of the reforms implemented in AGO.”

At the end of this ceremony, head of Laghman Provincial Council and one of the tribal elders praised AGO leadership for their performances and achievements.