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KABUL - Afghan and coalition forces detained more than 10 suspected insurgents during a combined operation to detain a senior Taliban commander Aug. 20.
During subsequent questioning from Afghan and coalition forces, an alleged Taliban judge was discovered to be among the group of insurgents detained.
One of the detainees, Mullah Sazuddin, is an alleged senior Taliban judge for Gereshk District, Helmand province. He is known by locals as the "Taliban Death Decider," and has been reported to preach anti-government and anti-coalition rhetoric.
Detainees stated it is common for him to declare infidels allied to the government of Afghanistan should be killed and local Afghans and Taliban should kill anyone who takes so much as a 'stick of candy' from the International Security Assistance Force.
During questioning by Afghan and coalition forces, Sazuddin admitted to being a Taliban judge. Other detainees affirmed that Taliban officials would bring local Afghan citizens before the Mullah to be tried for violating Taliban law.
"The jury is in, the judge is out and justice has been served," said U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres, ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center director. "We've just abolished part of an illegal justice system in this country."
| Date Taken: | 08.29.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 08.29.2010 08:19 |
| Story ID: | 55338 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 78 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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