KABUL – The Minister of Interior of Afghanistan Wais Ahmad Barmak admitsthat a number of the national police officers are involved in certainillegal activities.
Barmak made the remarks during a press conference in Kabul today and thisis the first time a top Afghan official admits the involvement of thepolice officers in the illegal activities.
The Minister of Interior said he is aware of the issue and the people arewell justified for complaining regarding the police officers for theirinvolvement in illegal acts.
According to Barmak, the investigations conducted by the ministry showsthat the police officers in some cases have committed crime instead ofacting to prevent the criminal activities.
He said the leadership of the ministry has plans on hand to resolve issueand the intelligence directorate has been instructed to start operations toclean the police ranks from the corrupt individuals.
Barmak further added that necessary steps will be taken against thosemisusing their authorities and the ministry will also work to identify andarrest those having links with the militant groups.
This comes as a senior ministry official was arrested by the personnel ofthe Anti-Corruption Justice Center on charges of embezzlement involvingaround 100 million Afghanis.