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A Supreme Court officer read aloud a death order issued by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which said that both men were shot in the back many times in Ghazni city.
According to AFP, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan killed two individuals convicted of murder in a football stadium in the country’s eastern area on Thursday (February 22). A Supreme Court officer read aloud a death order issued by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which said that both men were shot in the back many times in Ghazni city.
“These two guys were convicted of murder. The order was signed after two years of trial in the country’s courts, according to the official. AFP claimed that thousands of people had gathered at the stadium to witness the killings.
Who were the convicted men in Taliban?
The guilty guys were named as Said Jamal and Gul Khan. The Supreme Court ruled that Jamal and Khan were convicted of knife murders in September 2017 and January 2022, respectively. In a statement, the Supreme Court announced that Supreme Leader Akhundzada conducted an exceptional examination into their cases.
The relatives of Jamal and Khan were there and asked whether they wanted to provide the condemned a last-minute mercy, but they rejected both times. The relatives were also offered the opportunity to carry out the execution themselves, in accordance with the Taliban’s application of Islamic law.
However, they refused, and security personnel carried out the execution. These are considered to be the third and fourth death sentences imposed since Taliban authorities regained control in 2021.
The first two individuals executed were also guilty of murder. Since regaining power, the Taliban leadership has implemented a stringent interpretation of Islamic law, including execution and corporal penalties, which are rarely utilized in other modern Muslim republics.
In 2022, Akhundzada ordered judges to completely apply all components of Islamic law, including “qisas” or “eye for an eye” penalties.
Aside from executions, Afghanistan has seen regular public floggings for various offenses like as alcohol drinking, theft, and adultery.
The statement stated that Akhundzada had done a “extraordinary investigation” into their situations.
Since taking power in 2021 and imposing its rigid version of Islamic law, the Taliban leadership in Kabul has received no official recognition from any other country.
In 2022, Akhundzada ordered judges to completely apply all components of Islamic law, including “qisas” or “eye for an eye” penalties.
Regular floggings
Sharia, or Islamic law, serves as a code of conduct for Muslims across the world, providing direction on topics such as modesty, finance, and crime.
However, interpretations differ depending on local customs, culture, and religious schools of thought.
Taliban academics in Afghanistan have utilized one of the most harsh interpretations of the law, which includes execution and physical penalties that are rarely applied in other modern Muslim regimes.
Public executions were widespread under the Taliban’s first regime, which lasted from 1996 to 2001.
Thursday’s killings are thought to be the third and fourth death sentences carried out since Taliban authorities regained control.
The first two were also guilty of murder.
Other offenses, such as theft, adultery, and alcohol drinking, have resulted in regular public floggings.
The last documented execution occurred in June 2023, when a convicted murderer was shot dead in front of 2,000 people on the grounds of a mosque in Laghman province.
The previous foreign-backed administration invested hundreds of millions of dollars to construct a new court system that combined Islamic and secular law and included skilled prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges.
However, many Afghans have complained about corruption, bribery, and the sluggish delivery of justice.
Other offenses, such as theft, adultery, and alcohol drinking, have resulted in regular public floggings.
The last documented execution occurred in June 2023, when a convicted murderer was shot dead in front of 2,000 people on the grounds of a mosque in Laghman province.
