The Taliban’s Supreme Court has reported that five people, including one woman, were publicly whipped in the provinces of Badakhshan and Zabul on charges of “transporting and selling alcoholic beverages” and “running away from home.”
According to a Wednesday statement by the court, three individuals in Ashkasham district of Badakhshan were punished for transporting and selling alcoholic drinks. The initial court in Badakhshan had sentenced each of them to two years of imprisonment and 39 lashes, which were carried out publicly following confirmation by the Supreme Court.
In a separate statement, the Taliban’s Supreme Court said that in Mizan district of Zabul, two individuals, including a woman, were publicly whipped for running away from home. The initial court had sentenced them to four to five years of imprisonment and 39 lashes, which were executed after the Supreme Court’s approval
