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KABUL, Sept. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Afghan Education Minister Mohammad Yunus
Qanooni on Sunday rejected the allegatons about human rightsviolation put by The
Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).
Talking to reporters here, the Afghan minister described AIHRC's allegation
as "political assassination."
AIHRC, in its report issued on Saturday, accused Defense Minister Marshal
Mohammad Qasim Fahim, Education Minister MohammadYunus Qanooni, Kabul Security
Chief General Basir Salangi and other dignitaries of occupying lands illegally
in Shir Poor district centre of Kabul.
United Nations special rapporteur on Human Rights, Meloon Kothari also in
his report released last week blamed the defense minister and education minister
as offenders.
Kothari in his report wrote that the mentioned ministers and officials
occupied the land of Shir Poor district and dispossessedthe residents from their
houses, whom had used to live there 25 to30 years.
Rejecting the whole report, Qanooni contended that he neither violated the
law nor occupied the land illegally.
"For the last 23 years, I struggled for freedom and human rights," he
asserted.
He further said that Kothari's report not only surprised the Afghan
government functionaries but also in the meantime was rejected by UN
representative to Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi.
Meanwhile, president of Afghanistan central Bank, Anwarulhaq Ahadi refuted
his involvement in occupying any land through legal procedure.
"I have never violated human rights in my political life and the inclusion
of my name in the report is a character assassination," he stressed. Endtiem
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