The Group for Peace and Democratic Society destroyed their weapons during a historic ceremony that began at 11:25 a.m. and ended at 11:45 a.m. Kurdistan time. KCK Executive Council Co-chair Besê Hozat stressed, “Legal regulations are needed.”
KCK Executive Council Co-chair Besê Hozat led the ceremony of the Peace and Democratic Society Group to destroy the weapons.
The first images from the historic weapons destruction ceremony of the “Peace and Democratic Society Group” have been published.
The delegation that observed the weapon destruction ceremony by the “Peace and Democratic Society Group” has left the site.
The “Peace and Democratic Society Group” has announced: “We voluntarily destroy our weapons, before your presence, as a step of goodwill and determination.”
The “Peace and Democratic Society Group” will destroy the weapons in the Şikefta Casenê, a rural are in Sulaymaniyah.
Delegations from the HDK, DEM Party, and DBP have arrived at the site where the “Peace and Democratic Society Group” will destroy their weapons.
In many cities across Kurdistan, people are waiting in front of their televisions to watch the ceremony to be held by the “Peace and Democratic Society Group”.
The international delegation has departed for the site of the ceremony to be held by the “Peace and Democratic Society Group.”
Citizens participating in the “Peace and Democratic Society Meetings” organized by the DEM Party emphasized that the state must take action in the process and underlined that Abdullah Öcalan’s physical freedom should also be ensured.
DEM Party Deputy Ali Bozan, noting that the process has entered a new phase following Abdullah Öcalan’s video call, said, “Mr. Öcalan, the PKK, and the Kurdish people have done their part. Now, it’s the ruling government’s, the state’s turn to take steps.”
Orman Sakçı, who spent 30 years of his life in prison, emphasized that one of the foremost steps to achieve the goals of the "Peace and Democratic Society Process" is the release of ill prisoners.
Tenzile Acar, a seriously ill prisoner suffering from tuberculosis due to untreated Hepatitis B, has been unable to receive treatment for three years because of the forced practice of handcuffed medical examinations. Tenzile Acar’s mother, Rısmiye Acar, has called for the release of sick prisoners.
The delegation that will follow the ceremony to be organised by the PKK set off from Hewlêr (Erbil) towards Silêmanî (Sulaymaniyah)
Hamza Yunacti, who was released from prison after 30 years, said: "We will continue our struggle for a free and democratic life."