Two Officials at Taliban Ministry of Public Health Detained for Month on Corruption Charges
KABUL (Afghan Verified) — Abdul Samad Bashiri, procurement manager at the Taliban Ministry of Public Health, and Omran Sadat, legal advisor to Minister Noor Jalal Jalali, have been detained for about a month by Taliban intelligence on corruption charges. Their location remains unknown.
Taliban intelligence raided Jalali's home on Saturday, arresting several officials accused of corruption. Three of those arrested were released yesterday on bail.
Jalali's son escaped arrest and faces accusations of receiving $64,000 and four armored vehicles as bribes from pharmaceutical companies. The case involves alleged financial corruption linked to the minister's close circle and relatives.
Mohammad Asef Seddiqi stated: "There is extraordinary corruption, and on top of that, the law is not implemented on them."
The Ministry of Public Health implicitly confirmed the arrests in a prior statement, noting that some employees had been questioned and temporarily restricted as part of efforts to ensure transparency.
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