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Ousted Afghan Lawmaker Fights to Return

Sat Apr 5, 2008 6:42 AM EDT
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Associated Press

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Malalai Joya, an outspoken female Afghan lawmaker who was kicked out of parliament, adjusts her scarf during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Joya is fighting back. Lawmakers kicked out Malalai Joya from parliament last May after she compared the lawmaking body to a stable full of animals. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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KABUL — An outspoken female Afghan lawmaker who was kicked out of parliament says she has hired a lawyer and is fighting back.

Lawmakers dismissed Malalai Joya from parliament last May after she compared the lawmaking body to a stable full of animals.

Joya on Saturday said her lawyer has met with the chief justice of Afghanistan's Supreme Court. She says the country's constitution does not allow lawmakers to throw her out of parliament.

Joya, a women's rights worker from Farah province, rose to prominence in 2003 when she branded powerful Afghan warlords as criminals.

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