ASSYRIAN
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
COMMUNIQUÉ
NO.1
To our members of the Assyrian Youth and Student's Union (AYSU), r.1long with
some inhabitants of the
district of Ankawa, were subjected to a criminal attack by protégés of the
Kurdistan Student's Society and rogue militia members of their group. The brutal
attack and beating of the Assyrian students alarmed the neighborhood and led
them to seek help from the nearby center of the Assyrian Democratic Movement . (ADM).
In response, a guard from the Ashur Television Station (Comrade Samir Moshi
Murad) and the Assistant to the leader of the Arbil ADM Branch (Comrade Peris
Mirza Sliwa) rushed to the scene to stop the attack on the students. Comrade
Sliwa was unarmed at the time and without armed escort.
The assistant, who had given written assurances to the central police the day
before to stop their pro- vocations and assaults on the A YSU, proceeded
with their brazen lawlessness. They opened fire on our un- armed comrades and
the crowd of people gathered around the students, killing Comrade Samir Murad
and critically wounding Comrade Peris Sliwa. The armed attack also left a woman
with leg wounds and a committee members of the Arbil Branch of the AYSU in
serious condition from the brutal beating.
We condemn this cowardly terrorist act, which violates all civilized norms.
Also, we call on the authorities in Arbil to take immediate and necessary
measures to put an end to the rogue militias. The safety and lives of the
innocent citizenry must be protected, and the spirit of superiority and
domination exhibited by some must be stopped. It harms the fraternal relations
between peoples, is a negative harbinger for the future and only serves the
enemies of the people.
Condolences
to the family and comrades of the Mm1yr
Glory
to our heroic martyr Samir Moshi Murad
Quick
recovery to the victims of the criminal attack Death to the murderers
Assyrian
Democratic Movement
Arbil
Branch
Arbil
May 13 1996
COMMUNIQUÉ
No.2
To
the struggling masses,
Comrade Peris Mirza Sliwa joined the galaxy of righteous martyrs the night of
Tuesday, May 14,1996, succumbing to extensive wounds from the treacherous attack
of lawless terrorists. He was the victim of rouge militias in the district of
Ankawa on the evening of Sunday, May 12, 1996. He died at the hands of killers
with wanton disregard for all laws and civilized norms. They do not subscribe to
moral codes and do not respect human life or the rights of people to life and
liberty. Our hearts are pained that this courageous and noble antifascist
warrior, who struggled for freedom and democracy within the ranks of our
Movement for fourteen years, should fall victim to a cowardly and treacherous
attack while unarmed and attempting to save the lives of innocent students in
Ankawa from attacks by lawless criminals.
Our two martyrs Peres Mirza and his comrade Samir Moshi join the procession of
the martyrs of our Movement and our Assyrian people, along the road to fulfill
our people's independent will on our ancestral homeland Bet Nahrain.
The heinous crime against the innocent calls on the responsible authorities in
Arbil to take effective and resolute measures to stop the rouge militias, and to
hasten the apprehension of the killers who are well known to all. The just
punishment of these criminals is the only path to establish the rule of law and
secure peace and tranquility.
Glory
to the martyrs Paris Mirza and his comrade Samir Moshi
Death
to the killers
Assyrian
Democratic Movement
Political
Bureau
Arbil,
May, 96
