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.
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July 27, 2009
Gorran office in Duhok attacked by KDP
Reporting now on what happened this night in Duhok. KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) members and supporters have during the night been celebrating their victory. There have been celebration shooting everywhere on the streets.
We in Zakho got a call from our Gorran (Change List) office in Dohuk where three of our officials stayed. They told us that they were as of right now being attacked by KDP! There were 20-30 cars full of people outside the office shouting and cursing Gorran, throwing stones and even pounding on the door. Rocks came in through the windows.
We called the Asayish in Duhok for help but they answered us that they had nothing to do with that. We called the Moqafa (special demonstration security/riot force) but they also answered us that they had nothing to do with that. So we called the emergency center, but as soon they heard we were calling from Gorran they hung up on us! We called the mayor of Duhok and he said he could not do anything.
We feared for our comrades in Duhok and called headquarters in Sulaymaniya and some friends within the police. Now one police car and two Asayish cars showed up on the scene and the KDP cars left the office premises.They left to attack the office of List 59 (Service and Reform List) but we do not know what happened there.
After a while they came back. They kept throwing rocks and shouting curses. So we called head quarters in Sulaymaniya again. They called the Ministry of Interior. The Interior Minister must have contacted the mayor of Dohuk, Azad, who called the Duhok office to speak to our officials there. They called us here in Zakho and I got to speak with the mayor myself. He told me that it was illegal to have the campaign office there now that the election was over. We said that IHEC allows us to have it there for several days after, to give us time to clear it out. He told us it was our fault, we should have closed the office. He did not say anything about the attack but ordered us to take our flags and posters down right away and that the office should be cleared out at 8 AM. But what about the attackers? Azad said they were just drunken supporters out to celebrate their victory and that we provoked them with illegally being there with our flags and posters. The Asayish on the scene told us to start taking flags down before sending the attackers away.
The KDP hooligans also paid a visit to the house of Abdul Wahad, posted for a parliamentary seat for Change List in Duhok. He was not there but his family was home. His children were frightened when KDP smashed the windows of the house and shouted curses over Gorran.
We hear now that similar attacks happened during the night in Erbil. That makes me wonder if this was planned ahead by the KDP. What will they gain by this? Are they trying to intimidate us from protesting over the election fraud they commited?
We in Zakho got a call from our Gorran (Change List) office in Dohuk where three of our officials stayed. They told us that they were as of right now being attacked by KDP! There were 20-30 cars full of people outside the office shouting and cursing Gorran, throwing stones and even pounding on the door. Rocks came in through the windows.
We called the Asayish in Duhok for help but they answered us that they had nothing to do with that. We called the Moqafa (special demonstration security/riot force) but they also answered us that they had nothing to do with that. So we called the emergency center, but as soon they heard we were calling from Gorran they hung up on us! We called the mayor of Duhok and he said he could not do anything.
We feared for our comrades in Duhok and called headquarters in Sulaymaniya and some friends within the police. Now one police car and two Asayish cars showed up on the scene and the KDP cars left the office premises.They left to attack the office of List 59 (Service and Reform List) but we do not know what happened there.
After a while they came back. They kept throwing rocks and shouting curses. So we called head quarters in Sulaymaniya again. They called the Ministry of Interior. The Interior Minister must have contacted the mayor of Dohuk, Azad, who called the Duhok office to speak to our officials there. They called us here in Zakho and I got to speak with the mayor myself. He told me that it was illegal to have the campaign office there now that the election was over. We said that IHEC allows us to have it there for several days after, to give us time to clear it out. He told us it was our fault, we should have closed the office. He did not say anything about the attack but ordered us to take our flags and posters down right away and that the office should be cleared out at 8 AM. But what about the attackers? Azad said they were just drunken supporters out to celebrate their victory and that we provoked them with illegally being there with our flags and posters. The Asayish on the scene told us to start taking flags down before sending the attackers away.
The KDP hooligans also paid a visit to the house of Abdul Wahad, posted for a parliamentary seat for Change List in Duhok. He was not there but his family was home. His children were frightened when KDP smashed the windows of the house and shouted curses over Gorran.
We hear now that similar attacks happened during the night in Erbil. That makes me wonder if this was planned ahead by the KDP. What will they gain by this? Are they trying to intimidate us from protesting over the election fraud they commited?
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