Afghan president orders review of all cases of Taliban suspects being held in Afghan jails
By APSunday, June 6, 2010
Karzai orders review of Taliban detentions
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president has ordered a review of all Taliban suspects being held in Afghan prisons and says those detained on doubtful evidence must be released.
President Hamid Karzai’s decree Sunday is his first official response to a national conference last week on ways to end the country’s nearly 9-year-old insurgency.
The conference recommended that all militant suspects being held in Afghan jails and in U.S. military custody be released if allegations against them are not substantiated.
Karzai ordered Justice Ministry and judicial officials to identify prisoners “who are in jails with not enough evidence” and arrange for their release.
The decree applies only to those being held in Afghan jails and does not mention U.S. military custody.
