Date: 20/05/1447
Fourteen Convicted and Accused Individuals Given Discretionary Punishment in Nangarhar Province
According to rulings issued by the Urban Primary Court and the Lalpur District Primary Court of Nangarhar Province, a total of 14 individuals, including one woman, received ta‘zīr (discretionary) punishment on the 20th and 21st of Jumada al‑Awwal 1447 AH. They were punished for offenses including fleeing from home, selling alcohol, and for charges related to liwat (same‑sex conduct) and theft.
The Primary Courts had sentenced these convicted and accused individuals to 30 to 39 lashes as ta‘zīr penalties. These rulings were executed after receiving approval from the High Council of the Supreme Court.
The gatherings organized for the implementation of these punishments were attended not only by judicial and administrative members of the courts, but also by officials from other Emirate institutions and members of the general public. During the proceedings, detailed remarks were delivered regarding the “benefits and value” of implementing discretionary punishments.
The gatherings concluded with prayers.

This entry documents the public implementation of disciplinary punishments (taʿzir) on fourteen individuals, including one woman, in Nangarhar Province for a range of offenses including fleeing from home, theft, alcohol-related offenses, and same-sex conduct. The imposition of corporal punishment on both accused and convicted individuals for broadly defined and morality-based offenses, carried out in public gatherings, reflects the use of punitive measures to regulate private conduct and enforce social norms within a judicial system characterized by limited due process safeguards.