Mir Rahman Rahmani, the former speaker of the Afghan House of Representatives, has denied financial corruption charges made by the United States Treasury Department against himself and his son Ajmal Rahmani in a statement reacting to the imposition of sanctions.
In the statement, Mr. Rahmani called the allegations against him ‘contrary to international norms and principles and conventions agreed upon among United Nations member countries’.
He stated that financial reports and independent and credible national and international institutions on the audit of contracts related to his company, which attest to the transparency of all the contracts accused, are available and will be provided to relevant authorities if needed.
He says the aspects mentioned in the United States Treasury Department’s report regarding ‘exorbitant electoral expenses’ are also ‘not true’.
The United States Treasury Department sanctioned Mr. Rahmani and his son Monday on ‘corruption in former security and defence forces contracts’ charges.
He requests an investigation by U.S. judicial and legal authorities into the unauthorized release of the report and pledges to soon update the Afghan people with new findings.
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Mir Rahman Rahmani and Ajmal Rahmani, along with 44 entities, for severe human rights abuses and corruption under Executive Order 13818, targeting global corruption and human rights violations.
The report emphasized that The Rahmanis’ involvement in a major corruption scheme involving U.S.-funded Afghan security contracts led to these sanctions. They misappropriated millions, corrupting Afghanistan’s stabilization and security efforts through inflated contracts and fraudulent activities.
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