As the line between judges and criminals blurs, almost everything seems to be for sale in the halls of justice in war-torn Afghanistan, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, December 18.
"No justice exists in this country. Justice is only for those who have money to buy it," said laborer Abdul Jamil, who spent most of his time in a legal fight with his neighbor over a piece of his family's land.
Jamil lost his plea after his neighbor persuaded a lower-court judge to ignore his title deeds.
He said the judge rule against him even though he presented a decades-old deed, tax receipts and supporting letters from local elders and a mullah.(MORE) http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1165994007930&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout
"No justice exists in this country. Justice is only for those who have money to buy it," said laborer Abdul Jamil, who spent most of his time in a legal fight with his neighbor over a piece of his family's land.
Jamil lost his plea after his neighbor persuaded a lower-court judge to ignore his title deeds.
He said the judge rule against him even though he presented a decades-old deed, tax receipts and supporting letters from local elders and a mullah.(MORE) http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1165994007930&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout
