In this country, the Supreme Court issued punishment orders to 350 people in the last 2 years.

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Supreme Court said it has issued sentencing orders for about 350 people across the country over the past two years, Tolo News reported. Tolo News is an Afghan news channel broadcast from Kabul. According to an official, these orders were implemented for those who were sentenced by the Supreme Court to receive Hudod (penal law of Islam).

Supreme Court spokesperson Abdul Rahim Rasheed said the punishment would include flogging and jail time. “After the Taliban came to power, punishment orders were imposed on about 350 criminals,” he said. On Sunday, a man accused of committing adultery was given 35 lashes in public, the Supreme Court said in a statement, according to Tolo News. Some analysts say that these punishments are being implemented in Islam to reduce the crime rate.

Abdul Jameel Shirani, a political analyst, said, “This (punishment) becomes a signal to many others in the society not to commit crimes. “Islam allows the judge to take a decision that is in the interest of Muslims.” On the other hand, analyst Mohammad Asif Faqiri said that the punishment rules are determined based on the values of the ruling government after the approval of the public representatives. “After it is approved by the people and the representation of Ulema (clerics), the judge orders the punishment based on the law,” he said. According to Tolo News, this comes as human rights monitors have repeatedly expressed their concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan.