Press Release

 Date of Release:  - 05 January, 2005 

Presidential Palace, Kabul – The following Presidential Decree was signed on 3 January 2005 by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan:

 DECREE OF

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

ON FORMATION OF THE INTERIM SUPREME COURT AND APPOINTMENT OF ITS MEMBERS

 No. 13, Dated 14 Jaddi 1383

Article 1: As per the third paragraph of Article 160 of the Constitution, the Interim Supreme Court is formed by this decree.

Article 2: Appointment of the chairman and members of the Interim Supreme Court is approved as below:

1. Esteemed Fazl Hadi Shinwari as chief justice and chairman of the Supreme Court
2. Mawlawi Fazl Wahab as member of the Supreme Court
3. Mawlawi Qiamoddin Kashaf as member of the Supreme Court
4. Mawlawi Sayed Omar Monib as member of the Supreme Court
5. Mawlawi Abdorrazaq Mosamem as member of the Supreme Court
6. Mawlawi Samar Gol Ashraf as member of the Supreme Court
7. Mawlawi Morad Ali Morad as member of the Supreme Court
8. Mawlawi Mohammad Azim Jalili as member of the Supreme Court
9. Mawlawi Mohammad Hashem Salehi as member of the Supreme Court

Article 3: The chairman and members of the Interim Supreme Court, as mentioned in the second of this decree, should continue their jobs until the Supreme Court is formed based on the second paragraph of Article 161 and according to the provisions of Article 117 and Article 118 of the Constitution.

Article 4: Military judges working within the structure of the Supreme Court should be discharged and introduced to the National Defence Ministry within 30 days after the announcement of this decree.

Article 5: This decree comes into force from 14 Jaddi 1383 (3 January 2005) and should be published in the official gazette.

HAMID KARZAI

PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

Released by the Office of the Spokesman to the President