The People's Defense Forces (Hêzên Parastina Gel, HPG) published a statement on the arrest of an agent in Southern Kurdistan.

The statement includes the following:

"A person named Cotyar Muhsin has been arrested by our forces for espionage and passing on the coordinates of the guerrillas’ locations which led to the bombing of these places by Turkish fighter jets. As forces of the PKK, we are volunteers of the Kurdish people who are fighting for freedom, democracy, justice and the protection of our fundamental values. Our people in Southern Kurdistan must know that we do not arrest anyone unjustifiably and we do not harm anyone for no reason. Our actions are always based on the values to which we are attached and the reality of the Kurdish people.

However, those who buy weak people like Cotyar Muhsin for a few pennies and thereby sully their hands with the blood of the guerrillas are distorting the facts by organizing rallies later on in this context. The valuable people of Behdinan, especially Cotyar's family and relatives, who are disturbed by Cotyar's position, should demand account from those who put Cotyar in this situation and grab them by the scruff of the neck.

The person named Cotyar belongs to the Berwari tribe. We have been living together with this tribe for years and have never experienced any evil from them. However, there are certain people who work with MIT and recruit young people as agents. Our precious and patriotic people of Behdinan and the Berwari tribe must not leave their youth to these bounty hunters and must take care of them. These bounty hunters sully the people with the blood of young Kurds for a fee. The people of Behdinan have made great sacrifices in the history of the Kurdish liberation struggle. They must be very careful towards these bounty hunters and must not let them get their children into their hands.

Our precious people in Southern Kurdistan must take a stand against the collaborators who cooperate with the genocidal and colonialist enemy, sell themselves for a few pennies, denounce the descendants of the people and incite Kurds against Kurds.”