Fazel Ahmed Manawi

Fazel Ahmed Manawi was Deputy Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. In January 2004, he publicly stated that he was opposed to women singing on state television. In April 2004, the Associated Press reporter Todd Pitman reported that Manawi had said that any Muslim caught drinking in the Irish Pub in Kabul would be punished. On June 21, 2003, he announced that the Afghan Supreme Court would try Sayed Madawi, the editor of Aftab, and his deputy Ali Payam Sestani for "libelling Islam". Manawi is chairman of the IEC.