Republican systems in the world, especially in Islamic countries, are highly susceptible to mafia groups and are often run by these mafia groups. People frequently complain about injustices and corruption in the judicial system and even resort to protests. This is because in such systems, the mafia becomes increasingly entrenched and undermines the independence of every institution.
The fallen republic in Afghanistan was a good example; this system was imposed on the Afghans by NATO, led by the hegemonic power (the United States), with force. The fallen republic, which proclaimed various slogans of justice, equality, freedom of expression, and others, and emphasized the implementation of these and similar issues in its constitution, saw these slogans remain mere slogans, with no sign of their implementation.
The fallen republic had embraced those individuals whose hands were stained with the blood of the people for decades and who were the most notorious figures and major murderers in the contemporary history of Afghanistan. If the judiciary of the fallen republic had been independent, Dostum would have been tried and questioned about past killings, but instead, he became the first vice president. Similarly, other notorious figures like Sayyaf, Khalili, Atta Noor, Mohaqiq, and other murderers had become prominent parts of this republic and were seated on the throne of power.
Amrullah Saleh, who writes about the unprofessionalism and lack of independence of the judiciary in the current caretaker government, was not only a significant figure in the fallen independent republic but is also considered a central figure in the corruption, injustice, and atrocities of that regime. The republic that came into being as a result of Western coercion was, in reality, a great injustice in itself, a system imposed on the people by human hands, a system that was neither based on justice nor had judicial independence.
In the fallen republic, justice remained merely a slogan and was limited to white papers; it was also a safe tool for the protection of mafia groups, warlords, corrupt officials, and foreign spies. The judiciary was not only not independent, but it was also under the control of political mafias, warlords, and corrupt networks. Anyone who raised the voice of truth was silenced, imprisoned, or faced threats to their life.
Amrullah Saleh and others like him, who led the military institutions (National Security, Ministry of Interior, and Ministry of Defense) or were prominent members of political parties, were the very elements who committed the greatest betrayals under the guise of law, justice, and human values. The seats of the House of Representatives, Senate, ministers, and governors were divided among local and international intelligence organizations. These people acted above the constitution and freely carried out their illegal activities to the extent that even national security was powerless to control them.
The judiciary of the fallen republic was created solely to oppress the weak and powerless, while the real criminals lived their lives under the protection of this judiciary. This was not a republic but a corrupt system that used all its means to trample on justice.
When Amrullah Saleh was in charge of the National Security Directorate, he often detained, imprisoned, and tortured people without trial. Such actions undermined the independence of the judiciary of the previous administration, and the judiciary was powerless against these incidents because seats were divided along ethnic and party lines, with the judiciary being part of each faction’s share, thus protecting their interests.
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