A curfew was declared by Governorship of Diyarbakır, an eastern province, at 1 a.m. bianet talked to Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Nursel Aydoğan.
Aydoğan told the conflicts ceased, but an operation was launched after the curfew.
Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Diyarbakır Provincial Organization called for people to go to Silvan in order to stop a possible massacre since law enforcement officers kept attacking people.
A person was allegedly dead
Aydoğan said there were three gravely and slightly wounded people, but they weren’t sure the gravely wounded person died or not.
The state demanded the ditches to be closed
Silvan People’s Assembly declared a self-governance on August 15. According to Aydoğan people dug ditches in order to defend themselves from oppression and arrestments but the state officials requested them to close the ditches.
The operation had stopped due to the dialogue
Aydoğan remarked the military had retreated due to the dialogue with HDP deputies but the conflicts started on August 16 because members of Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H) tried to stop military to enter some quarters of the district.
The Governorship said the Government gave the order
HDP deputy indicated the Government gave the order for operation not the Governorship of Diyarbakır.
HDP deputy Nursel Aydoğan:
“They want to see people retreat. Self-governance is actually the core of democracy. Democracy means reinforcement of the local not centralization. This is a righteous and legal demand.
“I hope these operations should come to an end without the death of civilians.”
Telephone line went dead in the morning in Silvan district. (BK/BD)
* Photo Credit: Yusuf Batı / Silvan / AA
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