Dear Minister of Interior,

Dear Governor of Sulaymaniyah,

Those being subjected to violence are not only retirees; this is a severe blow to the law and the rule of law.

Following these scenes, the KNN team is attacked with the same brutality. This is a blow to the Journalism Law, which the representatives of the people of Kurdistan voted for, and a blow to democracy and human dignity and values that the law was supposed to protect.

The fact that law enforcement officers dealt with them through violence and force, while you remained silent, is an indication of acquiescence in this disgraceful act.

Such conduct must not go without accountability and punishment.

**The statement refers to a video recorded on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in front of the Malkani Bank behind the Sharazur Terminal in Sulaymaniyah, showing the assault on retirees, followed by the assault on journalist Briar Namiq and his team.