Jan 21, 2024, 5:02 PM
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Iran to extradite eligible prisoners to Afghanistan: HR chief

Jan 21, 2024, 5:02 PM
News ID: 85360928
Iran to extradite eligible prisoners to Afghanistan: HR chief

Tehran, IRNA - Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi says that Tehran will repatriate eligible Afghan prisoners to their country based on laws and regulations of Iran and considering agreements with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government.

Gharibabadi made the comments on Sunday in a meeting in the Afghan capital of Kabul with with Sheikh Abdul Karim Haqqani, who serves as Head of Taliban's Supreme Judicial Council. 

Members of Taliban's Supreme Judicial Council and the Taliban government's attorney general, as well as head and members of the Committee on Afghanistan Convicts Transfer were present in the meeting with the Iranian judicial delegation led by Gharibabadi. 

Iranian and Taliban judicial officials discussed various issues in the meeting, including the extradition of eligible Afghan convicts to their country based on the terms of an agreement on repatriation of convicts signed between Iran and Afghanistan.

The two sides also discussed the transfer of experiences in the field of prison management from Iran to the Afghan party and to establish a joint judicial committee to deal with terrorism.

Afghan officials agreed as part of the meetings that they would provide the Iranian authorities with quarterly reports on the latest status of the convicts repatriated to the country. 

They also decided to prepare conditions for immediate transfer of a few number of Iranian prisoners held in Afghanistan.

Iran to extradite eligible prisoners to Afghanistan: HR chief

Meanwhile, Gharibabadi also held a meeting on Sunday with deputy Taliban minister of justice Abdul Ghani Faiq where he emphasized strengthening judicial cooperation and providing more facilities for extradition of prisoners between Iran and Afghanistan.

The official, who also serves a deputy Iranian judiciary chief for international affairs, said problems may arise in the handling of issues related to Afghans in Iran mainly because of the fact that a large population of Afghan nationals are living in Iran as refugees. 

Faiq, for his part, lauded appreciated the visit to Kabul by the Iranian judicial delegation while also calling for increased medical, mining, and communication cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan.

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