German police raid Kurdish institution and two houses in Kassel

German police raided the Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DTKM) and houses of two Kurdish citizens.

In the German city of Kassel, police forces carried out carried out simultaneous raid on the Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DTKM) and houses of two Kurdish citizens, Yeliz Boran and Mazlum Bavli, at 6 am this morning. Dozens of police officers participated in the operation.

Following the search in the DTKM which lasted an hour, police confiscated computers, documents and banners. Boran and Bali also had their computers, phones and properties seized by the police.

Speaking about the operation, Bavli said; “Munich State High Court issued a warrant for a search in my flat as part of a lawsuit in which I was a witness.”

Yeliz Boran, whose flat was also raided, said that the German police manifested an aggressive attitude during the operation.