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| Abdul Rashid Dostum (Image: Wiki Commons) |
Afghanistan's attorney general ordered the arrest of nine of First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum's bodyguards on charges related to the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a political rival, who accused the vice president of sodomizing him with a rifle.
Dostum has denied the accusations. His office called them a baseless effort to defame the vice president, and said it would cooperate with a government investigation.
The arrest warrants for the bodyguards were issued on Monday after the men ignored three summonses to appear before Attorney General Mohammad Farid Hamidi for questioning, the attorney general said.
Dostum, a powerful former warlord, last week also didn't appear after his third summons regarding the allegations. According to Afghan law he could be suspended from his position and put under house arrest for his refusal to cooperate with the investigation, Hamidi said.
Dostum hasn't been charged with any crime in the case.
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