The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) Deputy Chairperson Emine Osê criticized the KDP’s (Kurdistan Democratic Party) arrest of the Autonomous Administration and the Democratic Union Party (PYD) representatives in South Kurdistan.
On June 10, the KDP forces arrested Autonomous Administration Hewler (Erbil) Representative Cihad Hesen and PYD members Mistefa Xelil and Mistefa Eziz at Hewler Airport, where they went to pick up their guests. Despite repeated calls for the arrested diplomats, the KDP has not informed the public about the issue.
'CITING PKK AS AN EXCUSE'
“These arrests come at a time when the Turkish state has been attacking South Kurdistan. They cite the PKK as an excuse. The Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan regional government should take a stand against the attacks of the Turkish state, but they are arresting our friends,” the Kurdish politician said.
'THEY ARE AGAINST THE AUTONOMOUS ADMINISTRATION MODEL'
Osê noted that the people of South, North and Rojava Kurdistan have been expressing their reactions to these attacks. “The arrest of officials is the outcome of an agreement with the Turkish state. In this way, they attempt to eliminate the gains in North and East Syria because it played an important role against ISIS and established the Autonomous Administration. They are against the Autonomous Administration model. That's why they seek to eliminate this model. The attacks of the Turkish state affect the future of North and East Syria. Everyone should be careful about it. Our people have already taken to the streets and reacted to both the invasion attacks and the arrest of our diplomats.”
'IT IS ILLEGAL'
The Kurdish female politician stated that the arrest of NES officials is against international law. “Our representatives are official. Our representation is licensed. Our representatives were obeying the laws of South Kurdistan. These arrests will also negatively affect future relationships. These arrests are a disgrace. Kurds all over the world reacted to these dirty policies of the Turkish state. The Kurds stated that the Turkish state wants to start a civil war among the Kurds. We know that the main goal is to destroy the gains of the Kurdish people. The KDP is nevertheless acting jointly with the Turkish state.”
“We hope that all our intellectuals and people will fulfil their responsibility against the arrest of our representatives and fight against the occupation,” she concluded.
