NEWS CENTER - The situation of Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet is unknown. Ahmet is reportedly being held in the unofficial detention center of KDP's intelligence agency Parastin. 

 

There has been no trace of Rojnews News Agency's Arabic editor Süleyman Ahmet for exactly 80 days. While returning to Southern Kurdistan from the city of Aleppo, where he went to visit his family, on October 25, Ahmet was held by units affiliated with the KDP at the Pêşxabûr (Sêmalka) Border Gate and was never heard from again.

 

In the statement made 6 days later by the Duhok Public Order affiliated with the KDP, some claims were made that Ahmet is not a journalist.

 

His lawyers applied to the Duhok Public Order Office to meet with Süleyman Ahmet, and received a response that the file was under the control of Parastin (KDP's intelligence agency), and they were prevented from meeting with their client on the grounds that the investigation was still ongoing.

 

Although lawyers who are members of the Süleyman Ahmet Defense Group have made more than 10 applications to date, no information about Ahmet has been shared.

 

KDP ADMINISTRATION IS SILENT

 

No statement has been received about Ahmet from the KDP administration to which professional journalism organizations and non-governmental organizations have called.

 

APPLICATION WAS APPLIED TO THE UN

 

Rojnews officials, whose editors want the public to be informed as soon as possible about the situation of Süleyman Ahmet, also recently applied to the United Nations (UN).