Ban on protests and demonstrations in 11 cities following appointment of trustee
Following the appointment of a trustee to the municipality in Hakkari, the governors of 11 Kurdish cities have banned all protests, demonstrations, gatherings and meetings.
News Center- Mehmet Sıddık Nakit, the elected Co-mayor of Hakkari Municipality, was detained, removed from office and replaced him with a state-appointed trustee on June 3, 2024. Today, all protests, demonstrations, gatherings and meetings have been banned in Colemêrg (Hakkari), Wan (Van), Amed (Diyarbakır), Mersin, Êlih (Batman), Şirnex (Şırnak), Sêrt (Siirt), Bedlîs (Bitlis), Agirî (Ağrı), Mûş (Muş) and îdir (Iğdır) by the governors.
The governors have claimed the ban has been issued to “protecting national security”, “maintain public order”, “preventing crime”, “preventing the spread of violent incidents”, “protecting protect citizens’ safety, lives and properties”.
The ban will end in the cities on different days between June 6 and June 12.