Afghan Electoral Commissioners Barred from Leaving Country

After president Ghani dismissed the commissioners of the two electoral bodies, Afghan attorney general office barred all commissioners from leaving the country.

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After president Ghani dismissed the commissioners of the two electoral bodies, Afghan attorney general office barred all commissioners from leaving the country.
“12 former members of election commissions and electoral complaints commission, including their heads have been banned from leaving the country,” attorney general office said in a statement late Tuesday. “investigators had been appointed to look into charges of abuse of authority”.

Meanwhile, the commissioners said in a joint statement that “this is a political decision, not a legal or constitutional one”.
“The attorney general office of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan has tasked a delegation to investigate heads and former members of the independent election commission and the electoral complaints commission on charges of abuse of authority,” the statement read.