Kongra Star spokesperson urges government to act over attacks

Kongra Star spokesperson Gulistan Kelo told ANHA agency that those causing chaos in Hasakah and attacking Kurdish symbols were gangs receiving support from certain parties.

Commenting on a video that circulated on social media on Tuesday, Kelo said the incident was an act that contradicted society’s moral values and basic principles of humanity.”

Kelo highlighted the position of women’s organizations on the attack, saying that hidden hands were behind the incident and seeking to ignite a civil war among the people of the region, obstruct the integration process, and target the people’s will, achievements, and values.

Recalling previous attacks on the region, she said that Kurdish women’s braids had been targeted in the past, while images of women martyrs were vandalized on Tuesday. She added that these attempts aimed to break women’s will, put an end to their struggle for their rights, confine their role to the home, and restrict their presence in society by imposing limitations on them.

Kongra Star spokesperson Gulistan Kelo called on the transitional government to arrest those responsible for these acts and impose the harshest penalties on them. She said that those stirring up chaos and discord in Hasakah were gangs receiving support from certain parties.

she added, “As women’s organizations, we will continue our struggle against anyone who attacks our will and dignity, and we will never remain silent.”

Gulistan Kelo also said that they had submitted a request to the Internal Security Forces to investigate the incident and hold those responsible accountable in accordance with the law.

Concluding her remarks, Kelo confirmed that they had filed a complaint with the Internal Security Forces and initiated legal proceedings against the person who vandalized the images of women martyrs.

ANHA