Afghan woman's lynching: 11 policemen get year in jail
AP | HT Correspondent, Kabul
May 19, 2015 12:20 PM IST
An Afghan judge has sentenced 11 policemen to one year in prison for their role in the mob killing of a woman in Kabul.
An Afghan judge has sentenced 11 policemen to one year in prison for their role in the .
Judge Safiullah Mojadedi on Tuesday found them guilty of dereliction of duty. Another eight were released for lack of evidence.
A total of 19 policemen were among 49 people charged over the death of 27-year-old Farkhunda, who was brutally beaten to death at a Kabul shrine on March 19 after being falsely accused of burning a Quran.
The attack shocked Afghanistan and reverberated around the world, highlighting the brutality women face in the country's conservative society.
Earlier this month, , eight to 16 years in prison, and 18 were freed for lack of evidence.
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