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| Germany arrests Kurdish Iranian dissident leader |
| 2010-03-09 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Germany security forces arrested Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi, the leader of Iranian Kurdish opposition group, the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), at his apartment near Cologne, the group confirmed Sunday. Nooroz news, the satellite channel affiliated to PJAK, said the Iraq-based militant group warned that actions will be taken against Germany and other European countries if Haji Ahmadi is not released, without elaborating on the type of action. "Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi is a hero in both Kurdistan and Iran and his arrest is a blatant violation of rights" said a PJAK statement aired on Norooz. "The arrest is not an action against a certain person or a specific trend or group," the statement added. "It rather constitutes a conspiracy against the free will of the people." According to the statement, Haji Ahmadi has been the leader of PJAK since the group was created in 2004 and neither he nor the group has ever been involved in any "undemocratic activities." The German police have not so far made any comments regarding the reasons for his arrest. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency linked to the country's Revolutionary Guards, reported that "terrorist gang leader" Abdul Rahman Haji Ahmadi was arrested by German security forces on Friday alongside two other senior members of the group Ramzi Kartel and Zobayr Aydan According to Fars, Haji Ahmadi was arrested in his residence during a two-hour-long operation, where officers confiscated computers, mobile phones and other communication equipment. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ION AKNEWS [Kurdistan] > FOUR THOUSAND TURKISH SWEDES THREATEN TO SECEDE FROM SDP IFF PARTY SUPPORTS "ARMENNIAN GENOCIDE" [Party-Govt national legislations, etc recogn WW1 genocide]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-03-09 20:07 |