PUBLIC PROTEST IN MARIWAN PRECIPITATED SECURITY AND MILLITARY HIGH ALERT

17:20 - 10 October 2016
Kurdpa Agency: People in Mariwan once again protested against the fact that local authority is reluctant to deal with chaos have imposed by the Fuel Tankers.

According to Kurdpa News Agency on Thursday, 6 2016 public protest over using roads in Mariwan by the Fuel Tankers continued. This protest took place in Bisarani roundabout in Mariwan.

The governor in Mariwan had previously announced that they would not allow any demonstration or protest. He further said that the authority would crack down any public protest.

Following the public protest in Mariwan the security force and anti-riot police are on high alert. The Martial Law has been declared in Mariwan.

The public protest in Mariwan broke out after a Fuel Tanker overturned in Negel-Mariwan road. Consequently another 6 vehicle were also involved in this incident. This incident took place at 10 pm on Tuesday, October 4th. Four Kurdish citizens named Amar Amidi, Milad Azari from Mariwan, Ismail Bazgir of Hasan Qerway village, and Shervin Sozeh from Noudsheh village.A number of other civilians were injured in the incident and they were taken to hospital in Isfahan and other cities.

The Fuel Tankers have caused tragic accident in the numbers of Iranian Kurdistan. Iranian state authority and the ministry of Transport have been reluctant to find a solution for this problem.