NEWS CENTER - HSM told that the place where chemical weapons are used is an area that can be reached by vehicles about the allegations of Hulusi Akar, who said that "a delegation went and made an investigation" regarding the use of chemical weapons.

 

Turkey's use of chemical weapons in the Zap, Avaşîn and Metina regions of the Federated Kurdistan Region is also on the agenda of the General Assembly of the Parliament. Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies asked about chemical weapons attacks during the budget talks of the Ministry of Defense.

 

AKAR: WE WON'T ALLOW AN INDEPENDENT DELEGATION

 

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar once again said, "There are no chemical weapons in our inventory," stated the following, "According to the Agreement on the Prevention of Chemical Weapons, it is accepted that tear gas ammunition can be used in law enforcement or special operations to protect human life. "The hostage rescue operation and the distorting the statement made within the scope of Gara is, in its simplest form, propaganda for a terrorist organization."

 

Akar, on the investigation of the use of chemical weapons, said, "We have the capacity to audit ourselves, we won't allow an independent delegation."

 

'WE SENT A DELEGATION'

 

Claiming that an investigation was carried out on the use of chemical weapons by a delegation on November 24, Akar said, “We formed a delegation, they went there made the examinations and measurements, they compiled all of the info, collected them, brought them to the Ministry of Health, and gave them to the laboratory. We recieved the report just now." 

 

STATEMENT FROM HSM

 

People's Defense Center (HSM) Headquarters Command made a statement regarding Akar's allegations. In the statement made by the Fırat News Agency, it was stated that on December 9, when Akar made a speech, chemical weapons were used near the Sîda Village of the Şêladize Subdistrict of the Amadiya district.

 

CALL FOR INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES

 

The statement said: "The fact that TSK sent a delegation under their own control is an admission of war crimes. The are TSK hit with chemical bombs on November 7-8-9 has an asphalt road and can be reached with a vehicle. Independent delegations can investigate the are. We call on the independent delegations to come an investigate and see the truth."