After the speeches, Cizre residents started marching to the DEDAS electrical power distribution corporation’s building. However, the police said the Sirnak Governorate would not allow it, citing a ban on “all street activities.” The crowd who opposed the police barriers marched from the Old Hospital Street to Orhan Dogan Street with the slogans “Management resign”, “Thief DEDAŞ”, “Damn DEDAŞ”.
Hundreds march against electricity hike in Cizre: “Damn DEDAS”
Hundreds of people marched against the recent electricity price hike in the Cizre district of Sirnak. Hundreds of people gathered on Cizre Art Street to oppose the new prices.
Despite the heavy police blockade, hundreds of citizens and tradesmen gathered in the street and chanted “Management resign”, “Damn DEDAŞ”. The citizen, known here as Abdi Bülbül, 70, reacted to the 1,650 TL electricity bill he received and said, “What is this? Neither Kenan Evren (The army general, head of the 1980 fascist coup) nor Tansu Çiller (ex PM, forceful enforcer of the IMF and World Bank free-market policies of imperialism) was like this in their time. Let them come and kill us. What am I supposed to do? Come and kill us. May God not leave our rights unpaid!” Trying to tear off his clothes, Nightingale collapsed to the ground.
After the speeches, Cizre residents started marching to the DEDAS electrical power distribution corporation’s building. However, the police said the Sirnak Governorate would not allow it, citing a ban on “all street activities.” The crowd who opposed the police barriers marched from the Old Hospital Street to Orhan Dogan Street with the slogans “Management resign”, “Thief DEDAŞ”, “Damn DEDAŞ”.
The police attacks failed to prevent the march. Journalists who wanted to observe and witness the police attack were also subjected to police violence.
Source: Mesopotamia Agency
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