JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Three people, including a woman, were lashed 39 times each in a sentence handed down by the urban court of eastern Nangarhar province for having illicit relations.
The Press Office of the Urban Court of Nangarhar in a press release today said the three people were convicted of having illicit relations by the Criminal Division of the Urban Court on Sunday.
It said the accused were arrested in a house and they had confessed to their crime (adultery) during the preliminary investigation, but later denied it in the court hearing.
The press release said the persons were found . . .
