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Kurdistan opposition parties boycott
Barzani's meeting about Duhok unrest
6.12.2011 |
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December 6, 2011
ERBIL-Hewlêr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — Oppositions parties in
Kurdistan have boycotted a meeting of political
parties called by Kurdistan region president of
Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani following arson in
Duhok province.
Gorran, Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) and Kurdistan
Islamic Union (KIU) have said they will not
participate in Barzani's meeting, which started
shortly ago, until recent attacks in Duhok province
on the opposition group KIU has been investigated
independently.
About six of KIU's offices in Duhok province were
torched on Saturday. The attacks came
after KIU was accused by pro-authorities fans of
encouraging a group of people who set fire on Friday
to a number of liquor stores and massage parlous on
religious grounds. The - KIU rejects such claims. |
Nawshirwan Mustapha (C) the leader of Change (Gorran)
which is the strongest opposition movement in Iraqi
Kurdistan with 25 seats in the 111-member
parliament. Photo: Hawlati |
Barzani visited Zakho, where the arson started, on
Saturday urging all parties to keep order and
ordered an investigation into the incidents.
Hiwa Mirza Sabir, a member of the KIU's leadership
board told AKnews that "The KIU will by no means
take part in the President's meeting"
The opposition groups have announced they will not
take part in this meeting before the facts are shown
to he public, Sabir said.
Shaho Saeed, a spokesman for the Gorran movement
said the motives for their boycott of the meeting
today were to show sympathy for the KIU "for the
oppression they were subjected to" referring to the
torching of the Islamic party's offices in Duhok on
Saturday for which the KIU accused the Kurdistan
Democratic Party (KDP) led by Barzani.
Another reason for the boycott is that the
opposition forces do not believe in "meeting for
meeting's sake" says Saeed. "the opposition forces
believe in practical steps and believe that the
crises in Kurdistan Region can not be solved through
meetings... but practical steps,"
The Gorran spokesperson accused the ruling parties,
the KDp and its ally the Patriotic Union of
Kuridstan (PUK) led by Iraqi President Jalal
Talabani, of not truely attempting to find solutions
to the disputes.
"We were expecting practical steps for the
normalization of the situations in Kurdistan and the
implementation of the court decisions and the
president's. But not only those decision we not
implemented and those responsible for the
17 February [violence] were not held
to account... but now comes Badinan (Duhok province]
attacks"
Saeed was referring to protests in February that
swept across Sulaimaniyah province where thousands
of demonstrators called for political reforms,www.ekurd.net
improved living conditions and an end to corruption.
The protests turned violent and some 10 people were
killed in the clashes between security forces and
protesters.
By Rebin Hasan
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