Decree
Decree Translation
Date: 28/11/1446
Implementation of Discretionary Punishment Against Two Individuals in Ghazni Province
Based on the rulings of the Primary Courts of Muqur and Waghaz districts in Ghazni Province, discretionary criminal sentences (taʿzir) were carried out on 28/11/1446 AH against one individual convicted of unlawful relations and another individual accused of theft.
The Primary Courts had sentenced the first offender to six months of imprisonment and 39 lashes, and the second individual to five years of imprisonment and 39 lashes as discretionary punishment. These rulings were implemented, after approval by the High Authority of the Supreme Court, in the presence of a large number of local residents.
This entry documents the implementation of discretionary criminal punishments (taʿzir) in Ghazni Province following rulings by the Primary Courts of Muqur and Waghaz districts. Individuals accused or convicted of unlawful relations and theft were sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment. The punishments were carried out after approval by the Supreme Court authority and were implemented in the presence of local residents. The case reflects the continued reliance on flogging and custodial sentences within the Taliban justice system to enforce both moral conduct and criminal prohibitions.
