Afghanistan: 3 Former Senators Jailed In Bribery Case
Anwar Bashliq, Azim Qoyash, Liyaqatullah Babakarkhil guilty of taking thousands of dollars in bribes, authorities say. Three former members of the upper house of Afghanistan s parliament were handed down prison sentences in a bribery case on Saturday.
Mohammad Anwar Bashliq, Mohammad Azim Qoyash, and Liyaqatullah Babakarkhil face up to 10 years in jail and have to pay a fine of $40,000 each, according to a ruling by the primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center.
The three men, all former members of the Meshrano Jirga, or House of Elders, were found guilty of taking $60,000 in bribes from customs officials, the Attorney General s Office said in a statement.
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4 Arrested at Health Ministry for Demanding Bribes
Four people were arrested at the Ministry of Public Health for demanding bribes, the Attorney General Office’s spokesman Jamshid Rasouli said on Tuesday.
“Investigations are ongoing about the arrested people” Rasouli said, adding that “these people were arrested in coordination with the National Directorate of Security (NDS).
The source said that the brother and cousin of Health Minister Jawad Osmani, plus his adviser and the head of ministry projects, are the four people arrested on corruption charges.
The brother and cousin of the public health minister do not have official jobs in the ministry but sought bribes by using the minister s name, sources said.
3 Senators Arrested for Accepting Bribes
Three members of Afghanistan’s Meshrano Jirga Mohammad Anwar Bashliq, Mohammad Azim Qoyash and Liyaqatullah Babakarkhil were arrested on charges of accepting $40,000 in bribe money from customs officials in Kunduz, the Attorney General’s Office said on Monday.
The arrest was made by the National Directorate of Security and the Attorney General’s Office, according to a statement.
“Three members of the Meshrano Jirga were arrested when accepting $40,000 as a bribe in a joint operation by the Attorney General’s Office and the National Directorate of Security, which was planned in response to intelligence reports. The issue is under investigation,” said Jamshid Rasuli, a spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office.