A latest report about 27-year-old woman, who was beaten to death and burnt over alleged burning of Holy Quran, contributes more to her innocence as her parents revealed the facts to TOLOnews.Farkhunda was brutally beaten to death, burnt and thrown into muddy Kabul River by a mob on Thursday in Kabul in the presence of a number of policemen after a Mullah accused her of burning Quran which led the people to attack her with stones and sticks.
The incident followed huge criticisms from inside and outside the country after the video footages showing her being beaten harshly went viral on social media.
And when the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) officials further disclosed that there was no evidence found to prove that Farkhunda burnt the Holy Quran, the tragic incident got new shapes, involving a Mullah of Shah-e-Do Shamshera Mosque into the case.
According to her parents, Farkhunda went to a Mullah to stop him from deceiving people by writing false Tawiz, a folded piece of paper containing the verses of Quran.
The practice of writing Tawiz is common in Afghanistan as the people wear Tawiz with a belief that it will remove any evil or affliction put on them through black magic, keep them safe and also bring them good luck.
The Mullah in order to save his job and life, reportedly began shouting and calling on people that the girl burnt the Quran.
According to the eyewitnesses, hundreds of angry civilians flocked to the mosque, dragged out Farkhunda and started beating her.
But her father engineer Nadir insisted on her daughter's innocence, saying she couldn't commit such an act because she was graduated from a religious school and also taught Quran to the children.
He called on the government to give ultimate punishment to the perpetrators.
"I want all the judicial institutions to prosecute the perpetrators," Nadir said breaking into tears. "I don't want blood of my daughter go in vain."
Farkhunda's mother also strongly denounced killing of her daughter and asked the government to ensure the safety of citizens, especially the safety of women who have already been the victim of various types of violence for decades.
"I am proud of my daughter because she didn't let my head go down," her mother said. "She sacrificed her life for the right path."
Farkhunda's relatives, who were very sad and angry, strongly criticized the government for failing to ensure the protection of citizens.
"If there was a government, the perpetrators would be asked why did they commit this crime," her neighbor said.
An eyewitness of the scene, Najmuddin, told TOLOnews that Farkhunda was killed because of unreasonable sentiments of angry citizens.
"We were asking the people to stop beating her and let us ask what religion she belongs to," Najmuddin said. "But the people didn't listen to us and kept beating her."
But the prayer leader of Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque Dr. Ayaz Niazi, Senator Zulmai Zabuli and deputy minister of information and culture Simin Hasanzada were among those who justified Farkhunda's brutal killing and, to some extent, supported it.
"At such a situation, there is no need to go and check the girl whether she is sick or okay," Niazi warned. "Be careful O people! It will be a big mistake if they [perpetrators] were sent to the jail. The people will stand against this and then they cannot be controlled."
But unlike to Niazi's sentimental remarks, the religious scholars strongly criticized murder of Farkhunda, calling it against Islam and other religions.
"People come and execute a person arbitrarily, this is totally prohibited and unlawful," a religious scholar Haji Noor Ahmad said.
The brutal killing of Farkhunda followed huge criticism worldwide including a strong reaction by the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) against the negligence of police in the scene.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) announced that nine men have been detained including those who posted their photos on the social media, admitting to have been involved in killing and setting Farkhunda on fire.
He called on the government to give ultimate punishment to the perpetrators.
"I want all the judicial institutions to prosecute the perpetrators," Nadir said breaking into tears. "I don't want blood of my daughter go in vain."
Farkhunda's mother also strongly denounced killing of her daughter and asked the government to ensure the safety of citizens, especially the safety of women who have already been the victim of various types of violence for decades.
"I am proud of my daughter because she didn't let my head go down," her mother said. "She sacrificed her life for the right path."
Farkhunda's relatives, who were very sad and angry, strongly criticized the government for failing to ensure the protection of citizens.
"If there was a government, the perpetrators would be asked why did they commit this crime," her neighbor said.
An eyewitness of the scene, Najmuddin, told TOLOnews that Farkhunda was killed because of unreasonable sentiments of angry citizens.
"We were asking the people to stop beating her and let us ask what religion she belongs to," Najmuddin said. "But the people didn't listen to us and kept beating her."
But the prayer leader of Wazir Akbar Khan Mosque Dr. Ayaz Niazi, Senator Zulmai Zabuli and deputy minister of information and culture Simin Hasanzada were among those who justified Farkhunda's brutal killing and, to some extent, supported it.
"At such a situation, there is no need to go and check the girl whether she is sick or okay," Niazi warned. "Be careful O people! It will be a big mistake if they [perpetrators] were sent to the jail. The people will stand against this and then they cannot be controlled."
But unlike to Niazi's sentimental remarks, the religious scholars strongly criticized murder of Farkhunda, calling it against Islam and other religions.
"People come and execute a person arbitrarily, this is totally prohibited and unlawful," a religious scholar Haji Noor Ahmad said.
The brutal killing of Farkhunda followed huge criticism worldwide including a strong reaction by the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) against the negligence of police in the scene.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MoI) announced that nine men have been detained including those who posted their photos on the social media, admitting to have been involved in killing and setting Farkhunda on fire.
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