Zemarai Paikan arrested in Kabul

Zemarai Paikan, a former commander of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) who was sentenced to prison for corruption, has been arrested by security forces early Sunday morning in Kabul, a source said

Aug 23, 2020
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Zemarai Paikan, a former commander of the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) who was sentenced to prison for corruption, has been arrested by security forces early Sunday morning in Kabul, a source said.

Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry has confirmed his arrest but did not provide further details.

Paikan was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for killing a police officer, misuse of authority, and corruption.  

On December 15, 2019, President Ghani, while speaking at an annual anti-corruption conference at the Presidential Palace ordered Masoud Andarabi, the acting interior minister, to arrest Paikan on charges of corruption.


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