Karzai confirms he intervened to get arrested official released

[mike r]

Source: CNN

Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirmed Sunday that he engineered the release of Mohammed Zia Saleh, a top security official arrested earlier this year on suspicion of corruption.

Karzai told the ABC program "This Week" that Saleh's arrest at his home evoked memories of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

"I have intervened," Karzai said. "I am the president of the country. I must uphold the constitution and do things legally."

Karzai's commitment to ending chronic corruption in Afghanistan has been questioned due to incidents such as Saleh's release and the president's efforts to exert control over anti-corruption units set up with assistance from U.S. security agencies.


Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghanistan.karzai/

[earcandle]

1. Sound like Karzai wants to do a good job in his role! I trust our government is aligned with his

desire to follow his own constitution, and may get a clue on
how to follow suit with our own? 
That would work for me!