The speaker of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Monday acknowledged that corruption does exist in the legislative body, but that a parliamentary commission has been tasked to investigate the allegations. 

But, when an MP, Ramazan Bashardost, tried to discuss the allegations of corruption against the speaker himself and the head of the administration board, he was prevented from raising the issue.  

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following guests:

• Obaidullah Barekzai, head of parliament’s complaint commission

• Abbas Ibrahim Zada, an MP from Balkh province