A number of former government judges at a protest in Kabul called on the Islamic Emirate to make a decision about their future. They claimed that it has been 7 months since they received their salaries and have not been allowed to go back to work.

“Judges should be investigated if there are any allegations of corruption--it should be investigated,” said Nematullah Behnam, a former government judge.

“Until now there has been no decisions made about the fate of judges and we are in a state of uncertainty,” said Nasir Ahmad Delavar, a judge in the former government.

The protesters issued a statement asking the Islamic Emirate to allow them to return to their jobs.

“The existing judiciary, numbered at 2,500, is ready to serve its people,” said Abdul Qayum Hamim, a former judge.

Meanwhile, Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, said a number of employees who were not involved in corruption are still coming to work.

“In all courts judges are appointed, and those who are not tainted with corruption and who work transparently,” said Bilal Karimi, spokesman of the Islamic Emirate.

With the fall of the previous government, a large number of judges in the Supreme Court lost their jobs, and 180 of the 250 female judges left the country.