The deputy mayor of Kabul was arrested Saturday for alleged misuse of authority, a senior Afghan official said, part of a crackdown in the wake of massive international criticism of corruption in President Hamid Karzai's government.
Wahibuddin Sadat was taken into custody at Kabul International Airport when he returned from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to deputy Atty. Gen. Fazel Ahmad Faqiryay. He said the deputy mayor was accused of misuse of authority but did not elaborate.
The arrest comes five days after an Afghan court convicted the capital's mayor, Abdul Ahad Sahebi, of awarding a contract without competition and sentenced him to four years in jail. …
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