The people injured in a clash that occurred during the arrest of Tamim Shansab on December 3, 2018, on Tuesday accused the Afghan Supreme Court and other judicial organizations of favoritism.

The injured persons said that the court delayed the Shansab trial intentionally.

Shansab, the former head of a security company, clashed with security forces as they attempted to arrest Shansab after a court issued a warrant for his arrest. Shansab’s guards engaged with the security forces.

During that clash, the head of the Crisis Response Unit (CRU) injured his feet and can’t walk now, and also the deputy head of the CRU injured his eyes.

Along with the CRU, other people were injured also, including Sayed Ilyas, who was going to school with his cousin when he was wounded in the incident, and Ilyas said that many times he has filed complaints but they have not been addressed.

“Approximately one year and four months have passed and we are wondering why the government and the court are not pursuing this trial. My hand is not good, and it needs treatment,” said Sayed Ilyas, an injured person.

The victims accused some of the members of the Supreme Court of corruption and said that the court delayed the Shansab’s trail more than five times because of the absence of some prosecutors and lawyers.

Some prosecutors said that Shansab defended himself legally.

“They are cheating—they say ‘come tomorrow and after tomorrow.’ Even my son’s name was added to the list of people fighting in that incident,” said Sayed Mohammad Muqadas, father of Ilyas.

The Supreme Court declined to talk about the case and claims.

“The judiciary has not yet established a case management system, and this has led to a lack of accountability to the public in matters of corruption,” said Akram Afzali, head of Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA).

On the other hand, Jamshed Rasouli, spokesman for the Attorney General’s office (AGO) said they sent Shansab’s case to the supreme court earlier.

“The investigation was completed by the AGO and the cases of Mr.Shansab and his bodyguards were handed to the court for a legal decision,” added Rasouli.

The security forces said they entered Shansab’s home based on court order, but Shansab’s forces attacked them by heavy and light weapons which killed two soldiers and wounded six others.