KABUL: Based on the decree of the esteemed Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Shaikh-ul-Hadith Mawlavi Hebatullah Akhundzada, 14 prisoners have been released from the Samangan provincial prison, and sentences reduced were applied for 48 others.
The head of the Samangan Appeals Court, Mawlavi Mahiuddin Omari, in a statement on Monday, said: “14 prisoners, including four women, have been released from the Samangan provincial prison, and sentences reduced were applied for 48 others”.
The prisoners were released based on the decree of the Supreme Leader and upon the recommendation of the Supreme Court, said the statement.