Afghanistan's election commission said Sunday it would issue winners' certificates to successful candidates in parliamentary polls, despite an ongoing fraud probe into the controversial results.
The move by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) follows a decision by the attorney general to investigate claims of corruption in the vote, and to criticise the IEC for "prematurely" releasing the disputed results.
The top prosecutor has arrested nine people over the fraud claims and summoned four election officials for questioning, including two from the IEC.
But the investigation has been dismissed as politically motivated by electoral officials, who say the attorney general is being manipulated by the government which is said to be unhappy with the vote outcome.
In accordance with electoral law, the IEC "will distribute certificates to all winning candidates", the body said in a notification to winners, asking them to appear at their office on Monday to collect their certificates.