Students from university and institute in Sulaimani protest for second day on Nov. 22, 2021. (NRT Digital Media)
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SULAIMANI — Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of
Interior Rebar Ahmed said on Tuesday (November 30) recent events that took
place in Sulaimani and Ranya need "a serious investigation”, referring to
the killing of a commander from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and
student protests
PUK commander Murad Kani Kurdai and two of his security
guards were killed on November 25 after allegedly confronting an "official
force” attempting to arrest Kurdai.
Ahmed said during a press conference the KRG is against any
kind of violence and everyone has the right to protest.
"Demonstration has its own legal procedures and it
should be permitted,” he said.
He added there have always been outside agitators in the
demonstrations and efforts had been made to mislead protesters into setting
fire to government offices.
Students from universities and institutes in the Kurdistan
Region protested for several days last week, demanding the payment of students’
monthly stipends.
Security forces in Sulaimani used batons and fired tear gas
to disperse the demonstrators. Dozens of protesters in Sulaimani and Erbil are
currently held under arrest.
(NRT Digital Media)