27 August 2010
Jawher Namiq Salim says keeping Ocalan in prison is another crime by the Turkish state
A prominent Kurdish politician from South Kurdistan called for release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Jawher Namiq Salim, the first speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament that was established in 1992, said Turkey should release Ocalan after the unilateral ceasefire declaration by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in an interview on Rudaw.net website.
“Keeping Ocalan like this in jail is another crime of the Turkish state,” Salim said.
“Any serious attempt to solve the Kurdish question excluding the PKK and BDP will be doubtful and failing.”
Salim also said that it would be a duty of the Kurdish parties here in Iraq to help release Ocalan and solve the problem of the Kurds in Turkey as well.
“In my opinion, it is time if not late for the Kurds within the Kurdistan region and other countries of the world to work in that direction,” said Salim.
Salim is now an independent politician after he resigned from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
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