PM:06:19:06/08/2022
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SULAIMANI — The New Generation Movement (NGM) announced on
Saturday (August 6) many of its members have been arrested and the party has
stated the Kurdistan Region’s authorities are responsible for the safety of NGM
members who are in their custody.
The NGM said armed men and more than 30 military vehicles
were gathered around the party’s main office in Sulaimani.
The party has issued a statement that the safety of the NGM
president, members of parliament and other party employees is in the hands of
the Kurdistan Region’s authorities.
Rebwar Abdulrahman, the spokesperson of the New Generation
bloc in the Iraq parliament, and NGM MPs Badria Ibrahim, Arian Taugozi, Omed
Mohammed, Mofaq Hussein, and Vian Abdul Aziz have all been arrested by security
forces during Saturday’s protest.
Mzhda Mahmood, a New Generation Movement parliament member
in the Kurdistan Region, was arrested in Rania during the protest.
All international representatives, including ambassadors and
consulates in the Region, have been informed of the situation, according to the
NGM’s statement.
The President of the NGM, Shaswar Abdulwahid, announced
earlier this week that protests against corruption and the mounting crises in
the Kurdistan Region would begin on Saturday in order to pressure authorities
to take action.
Security forces arrested NRT reporters Taif Goran and Biryar
Nerwayi in front of the channel’s office in Duhok on Friday evening and their
equipment, as well as items from the office were seized.
(NRT Digital Media)