KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's lower house of parliament voted Monday to oust an outspoken female lawmaker who has enraged former mujahedeen fighters now in President Hamid Karzai's U.S.-backed government.
The lawmaker, Malalai Joya, compared parliament to a stable full of animals in a recent TV interview.
The video clip was shown in parliament on Monday, and angry lawmakers voted to suspend her from the body, said Haseb Noori, spokesman for the parliament. No formal vote count was held, but a clear majority of lawmakers voted for her suspension by raising colored cards, Noori said.
A parliament rule known as Article 70 forbids lawmakers from criticizing one another, Noori said.
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