Gorran from Behdinan left their homes due to death threats

Today Gorran (Change List) held a conference at Gorran headquarter in Sulaymaniya where we discussed recent events, election results and planned for the future.

We also talked to twentyfive of our people from the Behdinan area who have left their homes. They had all received death threats from KDP members and are afraid of being listed on their "death list."

These threats are now been reported to the police and we expect the justice system to deal with them. We have asked them all to return to their homes in Aqrah, Sersink, Khadish and Duhok and put their trust in the legal system to protect them. They have agreed to do that except for Abdul Wahad, parliamentary candidate for Gorran, whose house and family were attacked this sunday. Also Lazgin Zelman was not willing to go back in fear of those who have threatened him.

Death List by the KDP

Today we are not making the planned campaign trips in Dohuk and Zakho. We need to get more information about the threats we just have received from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)/Kurdistani List. They are giving us the warning that they have a "Death List" were those who do not respond to their bribes or threats will be posted. The KDP declares that on the 26 of July this list will be made operative.

We cannot let anyone get hurt or let them provoke us into retaliating.We do not approve of using threats and violence in making our message known.The Change List are in fact instructing all supporters not to respond to provocations and violence from Kurdistani List supporters.