Prosecutor is only tied with justice and is free of ethnicity or linkage
Saranpooh Mohammad Farid Hamidi, Attorney General (AG) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has made the statement on 2nd day of the Fifth National Prosecutors’ Conference.
This Prosecutors’ conference was concluded on November 12, 2017 with the presence of Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Saranpooh Mohammad Farid Hamidi the Attorney General (AG), Wais Ahmad Barmak, acting Minister of Interior Affairs, Abdul Matin Baig Head of Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), Deputies and Directors of AGO and other governmental officials.
Mr. Ashraf Ghani said: Afghans want a fair and just system and you are the ones who can make this happen.
Mr. president has promised not to interfere in justice and judicial affairs and would not tolerate others to do so. According to Mr. Ghani, afghans have suffered a lot from injustice. He spoke about irresponsible armed personals and said: if you behaved irresponsibly, you will be imprisoned.
Mr. President appreciated reforms brought in justice and judicial institutions, particularly within the AGO. The president emphasized on the government efforts to eliminate corruption and attain justice in its best possible way.
Mr. Ghani also talked about unbalanced distribution of facilities to different governmental organizations at districts level across Afghanistan and added: we will succeed when the prosecutors, district governors and commanders are provided with equal facilities.
According to the president, all government institutions are interdependent in ensuring justice and providing services and should jointly perform their tasks in a complete harmony and coordination.
Meanwhile, Saranpooh Mohammad Farid Hamidi, Attorney General (AG) thanked Mr. president’s support. He ensured the AGO efforts towards enhancing and facilitating prosecutors visit and normal activities in districts and remote areas of Afghanistan.
Mr. Hamidi added and said that, specific programs about presence of prosecutors within afghan districts should be considered. The (AG) also mentioning the Afghan Penal Code counted it as a big achievement towards rule of law, ensuring justice and stability, supporting and safeguarding rights of afghan people.
Mr. Hamidi emphasized on shaping governmental structures based on populations and added: Public access to justice in remote areas of the country is one of the main objectives of this conference.
According to Mr. Hamidi, all tribes of Afghanistan are like flowers that has made this garden even more colorful and they should be treated equally.
The AG said:” if supported, we are ready to ensure justice across the country.” According to him, findings of this conference shall be presented to Rule of Law Council and Office of the President once the file is compiled.
On the other hand, Wais Barmak, acting Minister of Interior Affairs talked about MoI coordination and support with AGO and Prosecutors and said: The Ministry of Interior Affairs is working on a procedure to formalize and increase its assistance with prosecutors accordingly.”
Mr. Barmak added that the MoI is one of the most important institutions in providing justice for the community.
According to the Minister, MoI will launch programs in coordination with afghan justice institutions for the safety of these entities within remote regions and districts of the country.
Abdul Matin Baig, head of IDLG talked about presence of prosecutors in districts. According to him, the presence of prosecutors has been increased from 227 to 272 districts of the country. Based on statements of the head of IDLG, prosecutors have not been active in 25% of districts in the country.
Mr. Baig believes that, the establishment of further coordination between prosecutors and district governors in remote areas of the country would help people not to refer their cases to the anti-government armed groups to conclude the cases.
This conference began on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Intercontinental Hotel with the participation of the chief executive of National Unity Government, the AG, AGO deputies, AGO central and provincial Directors, districts’ prosecutors and security officials.
The participants of this conference have conducted working group discussions and have identified challenges and problems hindering AGO activities in the capital, provinces, and remote areas and suggested some pragmatic solutions to overcome the existing challenges.