KABUL – The name of the first vice president of Afghanistan Gen. AbdulRashid Dostum has been included in the documents that have been sent to theInternational Criminal Court.
According to reports, the International Criminal Court based in Hague isexpected to start the review of the documents in the near future.
The BBC’s Afghanistan service in a report has confirmed that the name ofthe First Vice President has been seen in the documents.
Dostum who is currently residing in Turkey is accused of grave human rightsviolations, a charge which he and his office have repeatedly rejected.
In the meantime, the Office of the First Vice President of Afghanistan hasnot commented regarding the report so far.
A spokesman for Junbish-e-Millie party Kanishka Turkistani had earlier saidthat the health condition of Gen. Dostum has improved, his medicaltreatment has concluded along with some other works in Turkey, and he willreturn to the country soon as there are no barriers available at the momentfor his return.
Dostum left the country for Turkey few months earlier amid ongoingcontroversies regarding his alleged involvement in the sexual abuse of hisrival Ahmad Khan Ishchi.
This comes as reports emerged nearly five months ago suggesting that Gen.Dostum was returning to Afghanistan but his plane was diverted and was noallowed to land in Balkh airport.