An Afghan model has been arrested by the Taliban for allegedly 'disrespecting' Islam and the Quran.?
A video shared on Twitter shows the well-known model, identified as Ajmal Haqiqi and his colleagues handcuffed and wearing light brown coloured jail uniforms while Ghulam Sakhi can be spotted in a casual attire with triangles on the chest.?
Moreover, the model was apparently forced to confess to having the intention to encourage others towards anti-Islamic acts.?
Sharing the video on Twitter, a person who goes by the id @natiqmalikzada and claims to be a journalist wrote, "Ajmal Haqiqi is a YouTuber and model in AFG. The #Taliban have arrested him yesterday on charges of encouraging young people to an Islamic behavior through modeling. In this forced confession he says, he had intention to encourage others towards an Islamic acts and he is sorry."?
According to reports, Tabilan arrested Ajmal Haqiqi after the popular YouTuber was seen laughing as his colleague Ghulam Sakhi, who uses his speech impediment for humour, recited a few Quran verses in Arabic in a funny tone.
After learning about the video that was posted on social media, Taliban arrested Ajmal Haqiqi and his colleagues as “no one is allowed to insult Quranic verses or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad,” according to reports.?
“I apologize to the Afghan people, to esteemed religious scholars and to the government of the Islamic Emirate,” Ajmal Haqiqi said in the video as he stands with his colleagues including Sakhi.?
While model Ajmal Haqiqi does not confess to having committed any crime in the videos, it is understood that he has been accused of insulting Islam’s holy book in the widely circulated video that he and his peer Sakhi posted on social media recently.Ajmal Haqiqi is known for doing fashion shows, modelling events, and his YouTube videos.?
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