Officials flee to avoid arrest

JALALABAD: Four officials of custom department allegedly involved in embezzlement and whose arrest order was issued by Attorney General Abdul Jabbar Sabit on Wednesday, fled on Thursday to avoid detention.

Sabit issued arrest orders of 11 allegedly corrupt officials in Jalalabad, capital of the eastern Nangarhar province. Sabit told Pajhwok Afghan News that he directed the concerned authorities to nab deputy mayor of Jalalabad Engineer Hakeem for his reportedly involvement in corruption. Sabit said four of the officials were escaped to avoid arrest.

Col Abdul Ghafoor, police chief of Nangrahar, has confirmed that four officials were fled. He said they were working to trace the officials. However, Ghafoor said they had tracked down seven officers. Ihsanullah Kamawal, director of Nangarhar custom, said the four officials were involved in making fake documents for eight vehicles last year.