10 Jan 2006 afghan parliament posted in: Uncategorized | 0 A female MP, Malalai Joya, who had the temerity to rail against the ‘criminal warlords’ in the assembly, has received death threats. Two elected candidates were murdered before the parliament convened. Last month, the government wisely suspended what had become known as the ‘assassination clause’, which decreed that MPs who die in office should be replaced by the candidate who came second on the original ballot. (Economist)
