President Masoud Barzani issued the following statement 

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

We strongly condemn the abuse that occurred yesterday by a person towards the Marja’yah. Abuse of the sanctities and supreme symbols cannot be accepted in any way, and it is a transgression of red lines, stressing that such behaviors have no place in the culture and principles of the people of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

 

The tradition of Kurdistan is rich in the culture of coexistence and religious tolerance, and abuse of religious symbols and references had no place in the behavior of the people of Kurdistan.

 

The people of Kurdistan strongly appreciate and respect religious symbols and the ancient history of friendship and respect between the immortal Mullah Mustafa Barzani, Ayatollah al-Hakim and the martyr al-Sadr is the best proof of that.

 

The person who committed the offense to the religious symbols has been arrested and will be tried. He will receive his just punishment.

 

At the same time, we strongly condemn the burning of the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad, which was repeated for the second time by a group of intruders and losers who could not but commit acts of sabotage, which indicates a state of tension, instability and chaos.

 

Masoud Barzani 

28 March 2022