Justice Ministry Warns Critics of Laws Will Face Prosecution in Afghanistan

Taliban Say Opposing Their Laws Is a Crime – KabulNow

The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice has declared that criticizing or opposing the group’s laws constitutes a crime under Islamic law, warning that dissenters will be prosecuted. In a statement released on Wednesday, 28 January, the ministry responded to criticism of the Taliban’s recently endorsed Criminal Procedure Principles, asserting that any objection to the group’s legislation is religiously impermissible. The post Taliban Say Opposing Their…

Justice Ministry: Protests of Islamic laws considered protests against Sharia

The Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday that there is no article, clause, subsection, provision, or ruling in the legislative documents of the Islamic Emirate that is contrary to Islamic Sharia or lacks a Sharia-based source. Rather, these documents are fully in accordance with Islamic Sharia, and protesting against them is considered a protest against Sharia itself. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Justice, such prote…

Justice Ministry Warns Critics of Laws Will Face Prosecution in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Justice has warned that criticism of its legal code constitutes objection to Islamic law and critics will face prosecution in Afghanistan. The ministry stated Wednesday that its legislative documents are drafted using “the book of God and the Sunnah of the Prophet” in response to widespread criticism. According to the ministry, legislative documents are reviewed by religious scholars, their leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Supre…

Objection to Islamic laws deemed crime, critics to face justice: MoJ

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Wednesday announced that all legislative documents of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) are fully based on the Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) and authoritative Hanafi jurisprudence and individuals who object to these laws will be referred to judicial and legal organs.

Taliban justice ministry says opposing its laws is a crime

The Taliban-run Justice Ministry said on Wednesday that opposing laws enacted by the Taliban amounts to opposing Islamic law and constitutes a crime, following widespread criticism of its newly endorsed penal code. In a statement, the ministry said all legislation issued by the Taliban authorities was fully in line with Islamic law and had a religious basis. “There is no article, clause or ruling in the legislative documents of the Islamic Emira…