With an increase in robbery, murders and targeted assassinations in the capital, acting Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi instructed the police to crack down on criminals and those who resist the law.
Andarabi, who visited PD5 of Kabul Police on Saturday night, directed law enforcement that if they are facing armed resistance, they can take action.
“[If] someone has a gun and is resisting the police, the police can confront them and shoot them. No one has the right to report the police to the prosecutor’s office,” he said.
He said he had instructed the Department of Internal Security not to report any police officer to the prosecutor’s office until he has not reported about his mission in person.
Andrabi added that when they were facing criminals, the police can hit them and take decisive action if they met resistance.
The government has implemented the Security Pact programme in Kabul in a bid to improve citizen’s relations with the security forces and lower crime levels.
Before that, The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday confirmed to media outlets that nearly 800 thieves between the ages of 12 to 22 have been arrested in the capital, Kabul over the past month and a half; But Kabul residents are still complaining about the increase of insecurity.
Based on the reports, some of Kabul residents claim that the Police are incapable of arresting thieves and robbers and even they are involved in some cases.
MoI stresses that the police are working to reduce crime in the Kabul city and a national mobilization is needed to reduce crimes in the capital.
MoI officials say the process of arresting criminals is underway but the registration of a murder case causes people to ignore all the achievements of the police.
