250 Prisoners were released based on President's Special Decree

250 Prisoners were released based on President's Special Decree

On Eid-e-Milladunnabi, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), 250 prisoners including 25 female and 19 children were released from Pol-e-Charkhi and Badam Bagh women’s jail based on a special decree (no 117) of the president of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan in the presence of joint commission and media representatives.

Recently, a meeting with the presence of Mohammad Alef Erfani, Director of Decisions Enforcement Prosecution and Head of the committee, Mal Paswal Mr. Sardar Mohammad Zazai, head of Poli-e-Charkhi prison 
and representatives of Ministry of Interior, National Department of Security and Independent Human Rights Commission was held in the auditorium of pool-e-charkhi prison to enforce this decree.

During the meeting, Mr. Erfani congratulated the prisoners on their release and said: “All these prisoners have been released based on the special decree of the president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the arrival of Eid-e-Milladunnabi, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). The released prisoners are those who were convicted of different petty crime cases”.

He added that based on the decree, some other prisoners were given remission and length of their imprisonment was reduced. According to Mr. Irfani, there have been investigation to identify prisoners in center and provinces to release from the prisons based on the issued decree.

The head of Pol-e-Charkhi prison, Sardar Mohammad Zazai also said: “Now, the Pol-e-Charkhi central prison has become a training and rehabilitation center for inmates not to commit more crimes after their release”.

Fazel Karim, one of the released prisoners said: I have passed one year imprisonment and now I am glad I am free. I would like to thank Mr. President for issuing the decree on ‘Eid-e-Milladunnabi' to reduce the length of imprisonment and release the prisoners”.

I advise all prisoners, who have been released and returning to their families, not to commit crimes and act against laws and sharia, we should learn from our mistakes.

Zarmina, a released female prisoner also said: "I spent three years of my five years imprisonment in prison. I was convicted of violence against my family. I have been given 2 years remission and I am glad I am free now”.

I advise those who are released from the prison, to start their normal lives and do not do anything illegal that will result in their imprisonment again.

According to official figures, there are 29,000 prisoners, including 800 female in Afghanistan from which  10,000 prisoners are kept in Pol-e-Charkhi and 198 in Badam Bagh women’ jail in  Kabul.