JALALABAD – Two senior Afghan military officials have been sentenced to 20years imprisonment each over spying for Pakistanlink Inter Services Intelligence (ISIlink)
The convicts, Col. Shah Mahmood and Commander Nazirullah, from the 201st SelabMilitary Corps, were arrested two years back over spying for the Pakistaniintelligence agency, Pajhwok News gas reported.
The two were tried at the appellant court of the Selab Military Corpsduring an open hearing.
Prosecutor Maj. Noor Mohammad presented his arguments in which he accusedthe two commanders of spying for the intelligence agency of theneighbouring country.
Afterwards, defense lawyer for the accused, Toryali Muqnan, defended hisclients and said the security officials had been forced to make theconfession.
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At the end, the jury headed by Maj. Najibullah Nadeem indicted the two inthe treason case and sentenced them to 20 years in jail each.
Earlier, another commander of the Selab Corps was sentenced to 10 years injail over steeling weapons.
