Rumors in Western media about mistreatment of female prisoners in Jawzjan are not true

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Mazar-Sharif: Maulavi Saifuddin Motasem, head of information and culture of Jawzjan province, regarding the publication of reports on mistreatment of women prisoners in this province, which were published by a number of external media; He told Ava reporter: The officials and employees of the security agencies are trying to ensure the safety of the citizens around the clock, and the safety of people's lives and finances is the priority of the security forces, therefore, he completely denied the rumors of ill-treatment of prisoners, especially women. we do.

 

He added: "There are efforts to handle and secure the rights of male and female prisoners in Jawzjan province, and the rumors of mistreatment of male and female prisoners by the western media are not true."

 

He called the report of the foreign media about the misbehavior of the officials and employees of the security agencies with the women prisoners in Jawzjan province completely baseless.

 

On the other hand, Khanak Sharifa, one of the prison staff of Jawzjan province, also stated that there is no truth in misbehaving with female prisoners and that 10 female employees in Jawzjan prison are responsible and have the duty to deal with the affairs of female prisoners and no man has the right to interfere in this. does not have the section

 

Meanwhile, a number of women prisoners said: There is no misbehavior against women in the prisons of Jawzjan province and our rights are taken care of.

 

These reports were published while the government of the Islamic Emirate, according to their Sharia interpretation, does not allow unmarried men to talk to women without necessity.