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The Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) on Sunday said it has finalized investigations into a number of corruption cases relating to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and will hold public hearings in the near future.

According to Erfani, they have sent dockets implicating nine MoD generals and four MoUD officials to the court.

“One case belongs to MoD in which nine generals involved (are implicated) in the embezzlement of 95 million AFs. The other case belongs to high (ranking) officials of the

MoUD, but the accusations are not finalized. In the case of MoUD, 27 persons have been accused of whom three of them are in detention and one of them has been released on bail,” said Mohammad Erfani, senior ACJC prosecutor.

Erfani also said they have investigated corruption allegations involving the Ministry of Communications and Technology and in accordance with the law, have sent the dockets to the Attorney General’s Office.

According to Erfani, corruption cases involving the deputy minister of interior along with five other officials from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and corruption cases involving employees at the Electronic Identity Cards office, have also been sent to the AGO.

“We did the primary investigations and based on the law, the ministers’ corruption cases should be investigated by the special court and we sent them the case,” he added.
“Holding open hearings can frighten corrupt people into not embezzling money and that it is a good way of fighting the phenomenon,” said Khan Zaman Khan Amarkhil, head of Afghanistan Anti-Corruption Network.

ACJC has held four open trials regarding corruption cases involving government officials. Currently 27 non-military and 29 military-related corruption cases are being processed.

“ACJC should investigate those major cases that the AGO has not investigated yet,” said Sayed Sharifi Balkhabi, an MP.

Earlier this month, an MoI general was sentenced by the ACJC court to 14 years in prison and to repay $150,000 USD after being found guilty of embezzlement.

According to Erfani, they have sent dockets implicating nine MoD generals and four MoUD officials to the court

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The Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) on Sunday said it has finalized investigations into a number of corruption cases relating to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and will hold public hearings in the near future.

According to Erfani, they have sent dockets implicating nine MoD generals and four MoUD officials to the court.

“One case belongs to MoD in which nine generals involved (are implicated) in the embezzlement of 95 million AFs. The other case belongs to high (ranking) officials of the

MoUD, but the accusations are not finalized. In the case of MoUD, 27 persons have been accused of whom three of them are in detention and one of them has been released on bail,” said Mohammad Erfani, senior ACJC prosecutor.

Erfani also said they have investigated corruption allegations involving the Ministry of Communications and Technology and in accordance with the law, have sent the dockets to the Attorney General’s Office.

According to Erfani, corruption cases involving the deputy minister of interior along with five other officials from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and corruption cases involving employees at the Electronic Identity Cards office, have also been sent to the AGO.

“We did the primary investigations and based on the law, the ministers’ corruption cases should be investigated by the special court and we sent them the case,” he added.
“Holding open hearings can frighten corrupt people into not embezzling money and that it is a good way of fighting the phenomenon,” said Khan Zaman Khan Amarkhil, head of Afghanistan Anti-Corruption Network.

ACJC has held four open trials regarding corruption cases involving government officials. Currently 27 non-military and 29 military-related corruption cases are being processed.

“ACJC should investigate those major cases that the AGO has not investigated yet,” said Sayed Sharifi Balkhabi, an MP.

Earlier this month, an MoI general was sentenced by the ACJC court to 14 years in prison and to repay $150,000 USD after being found guilty of embezzlement.

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