Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Kabul (BNA) Based on a presidential decree, 10 prisoners who had not committed terrorist activities have been released from Maidan-Wardak jail.
Local officials say the captivity period of dozens of other prisoners were also reduced through the presidential decree issued on the eve of the victory of Mujahideen.
These people were detained on charges involving traffic accidents and personal enmity about three years before. Officer of the prison says that the captivity period of 35 prisoners are subject to reduce based on the presidential decree. Zakir Hussain Sultani, acting governor of the province advised the released prisoners not to commit crimes in the future. Currently including six children and 11 women there are 260 inmates in Maidan-Wardak captivity.
