At that time, the drafting committee was in the process of negotiations with other elements in society. They felt this was going well enough that there was no need to make it public. We have to realize this was Afghan-led. We provided them with support, but this was their own law. I asked the committee if they were concerned. They said they were, but they were putting forward amendments and discussing those things; it was an ongoing process. All of a sudden the process finished, without their forming anything.
On May 7th, 2009. See this statement in context.