TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

On 18 May, our guerrillas arrested 6 village-guards nearby the Village of Celtikli/Bitlis Central, for their alleged involvement in the clashes occurred in the area of Sex Cuma, on 23 March. Yet, after foundings of the investigation made by our guerrillas that they did involved in the military operation launched on 23 March, but did not involved in the clashes occurred. Also, the village-guards in this area gave-up their weapons and made a statement that they will not take weapons agains, and statements made by democratic organizations. As a result of all these, they have been released. The fascist Turkish government and its army increasing their effort inorder to redevelop the village-guard system as a part of developing special warfare in Kurdistan and try to weaken Freedom Struggle of the Kurds.

All our people have to stand against the Village-guard system, which the occupier Turkish state army attempting to redevelop the system as a part of special warfare system and create internal war within our people.

We call on all those our people, who received weapon and excepted to become a village-guard, and serves to hopes of enemy to give-up all their weapons that they have taken for the village-guard system.

HPG Media and Communication Center

30.05.2012