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Fazel Ahmed Manawi was Deputy Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. In January 2004, he publicly stated that he was opposed to women singing on state television.[1] In April 2004, the Associated Press reporter Todd Pitman reported that Manawi had said that any Muslim caught drinking in the Irish Pub in Kabul would be punished.[citation needed] On June 21, 2003, he announced that the Afghan Supreme Court would try Sayed Madawi, the editor of Aftab,[ambiguous] and his deputy Ali Payam Sestani for "libelling Islam".[citation needed] Manawi is chairman of the IEC.[ambiguous]
References
- ^ "Woman singer angers Afghan judges", BBC News, 14 January 2004
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