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Massoud Barzani orders sending defendants
of attacks against Kurd demonstrators for justice
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August 29, 2011
ERBIL-Hewlêr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — The President of
Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Massoud Barzani, has
ordered sending to justice of all persons, behind
attacking demonstrators on February 27th last, a
statement by Barzani’s office reported on Saturday.
Mass demonstrators took place in northern Iraq’s
Sulaimaniyah, Kalar, Halabja, Rania, Koy-Sanjaq and
other Kurdish areas, during which 8 persons were
killed and more than 100 others were injured on
Feb.17th last, with Barzani,www.ekurd.netIraqi
President Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan Premier
Barham Salih, had expressed support for the demands
of the demonstrators.
“Barzani’s decision covered sending all defendants
for the said incidents for justice, |
Massoud Barzani, the president of Kurdistan region
of Iraq. |
along with ceasing the chasing of anybody without
legal decisions, as well as the allocation of
financial support for the Kurdish opposition parties
and the formation of a committee to settle the
problems of the opposition parties and to stop
chasing the activists of the Civil Society and the
opposition supporters, who faced political
punishments.
Since last February till middle April, thousands of protesters
gathered daily
in Sulaimaniyah and other parts of Kurdistan against
corruption and the lording over Kurdistan region by
two main parties KDP and PUK. Kurdish
protestors demand the ouster of the local Kurdistan
government KRG,www.ekurd.netcalling for improving services and
living conditions and fighting corruption.
After 62 days of protests, the Governorate of of
Sulaimaniyah has banned unlicensed demonstrations in
the city. Heavy Kurdish forces
deployed
in the Sulaimaniyah city to prevent any
demonstrations, and occupied the city center and other parts of
Sulaimaniyah. The Security Committee in Sulaimaniyah
banned on April 18 all sorts of protests.
Most of the demonstrators opposed Massoud Barzani, and the ruling
Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP. Ten people
were
killed and more than 700 others wounded and 220
more have been arrested in clashes between
demonstrators and Kurdish security forces during a
wave or protests that swept Sulaimaniyah. The
Kurdish security forces (Asayish) arrested and
tortured a lot of activists and
journalists.
The protesters demand the Kurdish government and
parliament resign to give way for “early transparent
elections”. They complain about “monopolizing the
economic and political authority,” by the two major
parties of Kurdistan. Many observe allegiance to
either of the two ruling patties a must to get
employed and hence were deprived of the right. Kurdistan suffers from
electric power deficiency but after almost 20 years
of semi autonomy.
For decades, the KDP
of regional president Massoud Barzani and the
PUK of Iraq's President
Jalal Talabani have lorded over the region.
Massoud Barzani and his relatives control a
large number of commercial enterprises in
Kurdistan-Iraq, with a gross value of several
billion US dollars. The family is routinely accused
of corruption and nepotism by Kurdish media as well
as international observers.
Iraq's Kurdish regional government has near
total autonomy and is funded by a share of the
country's oil revenue. The two parties that share
power each command former guerrilla militias that
have been given the status of regional security
forces.
Korek, owned by a nephew of Kurdistan president
Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic
Party (KDP), was established in 2001 in the region
and has 3 million customers, while Kuwait's Zain
started operations in the zone last October.
Sources: aswataliraq.info, AFP, Reuters, AP,
Agencies
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