ERBIL — The Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) has claimed that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and its president handed over Behzad Khosravi, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDPI), to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The KRSC issued a statement regarding Khosravi’s extradition, asserting that the PUK is responsible for these actions.
“The PUK has handed over Behzad Khosravi, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), to the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Sulaymaniyah security forces under the order of the PUK president,” the KRSC statement added.
“The PUK has been managing government institutions in Sulaymaniyah as a party entity for some time. The official institutions of the Kurdistan Region are not responsible for the illegal actions of the PUK and its leader,” the statement noted.
The council emphasized that they are not responsible for the actions of the PUK forces and denied any involvement in such actions.
On Saturday, September 7, the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) accused the PUK security forces of extraditing Khosravi to Iran.
Khosravi, born in Saqqez in 1987, had been residing in Sulaymaniyah since 2014 and had submitted an asylum application to the UN. According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Khosravi was handed over to Iranian security agencies after being tortured.
On September 1, security forces in Sanandaj contacted Khosravi’s brother, who lives in Saqqez, informing him that Behzad had been detained in Sanandaj and would face trial.