Afghan Criminal Justice System

I recently attended a national level news reporter's interview with my Director hosted by the US led "rule of law" General. The interview was focused on a new Afghan concept to build rule of law centers... imagine an assembly line factory, but this one is for processing criminals/terrorists/suspects. I'll explain the criminal justice system.

Criminals are arrested and brought to the center where they are interrogated (not tortured, questioned). The police report then goes to a prosecutor in the next room who determines if there is enough evidence to go to trial pushing it to a judge in the next room or releasing the individual. There are courtrooms and defense attorneys in the next room/building, where a trial is held and the individual is adjudicatated... released or go to prison. There is a holding facility and prison within the center's complex/compound. Then, there are various levels of custody for those convicted (max, medium, minimum). The compound is very secure as threats to judges and prosecutors are continual and real. So, these folks and their families live inside the secured compound.

After the interview, the US General hosted a dinner for his staff and the many visitors working in his area that day. One of these visitors was a Provincial Governor pictured above. He governs in one of the high threat provinces (states)... what an impressive man. At the end our extended discussion over dinner, I approached him and asked if he was willing to move to NH to run for governor... I was serious and promised to get him the political backing he needed. He was (or at least left the impression) a man of great wisdom and ethics who truly cared about bringing peace to his province which would allow a much higher quality of life for his citizens. Pragmatic too.