IEA leader orders arrest, court referral of traffic accident offenders — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has instructed the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to detain those responsible for traffic accidents on the country’s highways and hand them over to the relevant courts in all cases. Under the order, courts have been instructed to recover the rights of victims’ heirs from those responsible and hand them over to the rightful beneficiaries. The order was published by the General Directorate of Administrative Affairs. It states that the decision aims to ensure that those responsible for traffic accidents on Afghanistan’s highways are arrested and handed over to the courts, and that the rights of victims’ heirs and other related rights are secured. The first article of the order states that MoI is required to arrest those responsible for traffic accidents on highways and, “in all cases,” hand them over to the relevant court. Under the second article, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has been instructed to fully cooperate with MoI in identifying and arresting those responsible for traffic accidents, collecting relevant information and documents, and handing the individuals over to the court. The third article of the order sets out specific instructions for the courts. According to the article, courts must deal with the aforementioned traffic accident cases in accordance with Fatwa No. 242,…