Noori arrested for possessing weapon: Mujahid

KABUL (Pajhwok): Takharistan Radio Acting Director Zabihullah Noori has been detained and tortured by security forces but acting government rejected the claims of his torture and said he was held for possessing weapon in his house.

The Afghanistan Journalists Centre on Friday in a statement said that Noori was held by the intelligence personnel and he was tortured during detention.

The source cited Noori as saying that he was tortured by security forces. He and his brother were released after a couple of days and nights through mediation of local elders.

The statement said that Noor was able to leave the country and currently he was living in one of the neighboring countries.

The ‘Islamic Emirate’ Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said: “The individual Zabihullah Noor has been arrested in connection to weapon in his possession and the claim regarding torture is not true. He was with the intelligence personnel for two days for investigation and then released.”

The case was nothing to do with journalism and it is not possible that if someone is a journalist so he could do everything, he added.

Deputy Spokesperson of the ‘Islamic Emirate’ said the torture of a journalist in Takhar has no reality.

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