KABUL - The first open trial of the perpetrators involved in major corruption cases will be organized in capital Kabul on coming Saturday.
The Government Media and Information Center (GMIC) informed regarding the open trial on Tuesday afternoon.
“The Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) is scheduled to hold its First Open Trial on Saturday November 12, 2016 at 9:00AM at the ACJC Hall in the vicinity of Qasaba, Police District 15th  in Kabul city,” GMIC said in a statement.
The Afghanistan Attorney General informed regarding the first open corruption trial, saying the first public corruption trial will be held to try the accused individuals involved in major criminal cases.
Speaking during an anti-corruption conference in Kabul late last month, the Attorney General Farid Hamidi said the government has zero tolerance to corruption as he emphasized on effective efforts to counter corruption and disorder.
Earlier Attorney General Hamidi said Afghanistan will witness an anti-corruption machine launch to start a major fight against the growing corruption in the country.
This comes as reports emerged earlier in July this year suggesting that the government is working on at least 20 major corruption cases involving highly political influential figures.
Afghanistan has been consecutively placed among the top three nations with most corruption during the recent years by international organizations combating corruption.
President Ghani pledged a strict anti-corruption measure shortly after he was elected as the new President of the country, calling the growing graft a major barrier to implement reforms and bring changes.(KP)