HDP Deputy: We are Waiting for Curfew in Sur to be Lifted

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The curfew in Sur district of Diyarbakır province had been going on since September 13 at 5 a.m.

Nimetullah Erdoğmuş from Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said the curfew would be lifted today according to the security units.

Erdoğmuş depicted the city as a ghost town and the people were waiting for the curfew to be lifted in the city square.

HDP deputy Demirel: The city was calm before the curfew

HDP Diyarbakır deputy Çağlar Demirel:

“Sur was calm before the curfew was declared. The city was blockaded by the police.

“HDP Leader Selahattin Demirtaş wasn’t allowed to hold a meeting in Sur district. We heard gun reports yesterday.

“Diyarbakır people wanted to enter Sur wondering what happened there but we didn’t come to a conclusion in spite of speaking to the officials.

“Police used tear gas and fired plastic bullets from armored vehicles to disperse the crowd. I was hit in the legs and taken to the hospital. Now I rest at home.

“People want to go outside but they can’t due to the snipers. It was claimed that three people were shot in front of their apartments and then were taken to the hospital.

Nimetullah Erdoğmuş: Like a ghost town

Nimetullah Erdoğmuş from HDP:

“Security forces have bene using disproportionate force for two days. Sur looks like a ghost town. You can’t see anybody in the street.

“Tradesmen are miserable now since there is no electricity and the phone sometimes goes dead.

According to Erdoğmuş, the security units said the curfew in Sur would be lifted today in hours.

The curfew has been lifted at 5 p.m. on September 14, by the Governorship of Diyarbakır. (BK/BD)

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