July 14,�2000 Press Release The PUK has put a military siege on the offices of the Worker Communist Party of Iraq. Freedom loving people in Kurdistan and the region Political parties, Human right organisations and activists Freedom loving people Today, July 14,2000, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan as part of its oppressive policy against our party, the equality and freedom seeking movement, pushed a huge military force to occupied all the suburbs around the offices of our party. They intend to impose a war on our party and once again to result in war, killings and destruction of the life and peace of the people In consistent with their attacks during the last several days by arresting our members and supporters, today they have started another attack of arbitrary arresting and they have already arrested 18 persons. Today, while two of our comrades were heading from the office of the leading committee to the party�s radio station the PUK forces targeted them. Our comrades responded to these forces and after along time of shooting between the two sides which had extended to many other suburbs one of our comrades was lost. According to the news he is injured and taken captive by the PUK�s armed men. The oppressive actions of the PUK during the last few days especially the today�s arrogant action show once again the reactionary, anti- freedom and anti- human nature of this party. These are more evidence how the PUK has always been a factor for creating wars, killings, insecurity, violating the freedom and rights of people, serving the reactionary states in the region and imposing its militarism on the society. I call on all the freedom loving people in Kurdistan and the region, all the parties, mass organisations, progressive personalities and human right defenders in the world to take a stand from this oppressive offensive of the PUK, to expose it. I call them to press the PUK to give up this warmongering, to resort to the political ways of solving the problems and to respect the human freedom and rights. Hoping prompt action on this issue, Yours sincerely Rebwar Ahmad Secretary-Worker Communist Party of Iraq __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
