Monday, April 26, 2010

Afghan corruption tribunal jails UK security manager - guardian

A manager at a British company that guards the British embassy in Kabul was sentenced to two years in one of Afghanistan's toughest prisons today after being convicted of bribery.

Shaw's lawyer, Kimberley Motley, said the trial been poorly conducted and there would be an immediate appeal.

She said: "For some reason [the tribunal] decided not to follow Afghan law or the UN conventions to which Afghanistan is a party. Furthermore, the presumption of innocence did not exist for him."

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