London (KurdishMedia.com) 6 May 2006: The PUK Security Forces and the Directorate of Halabja Monument have filed a court case against a women journalist, Ms Mesture Mahmud Muhammad, report Kurdish weekly Hawlati last Wednesday.
Mestrue interviewed one of the protesters of Halabja Day, 16 March. The interview was published in bimonthly Rewan which is specific for women issues.
Mesture told Hawlati that she only delivered the interview of one of the protesters.
"Taking me to court is only for shutting up journalists who deliver the real events to the public. That is why I don’t fear of this court case. I am ready to appear in court. However, I am not ready under any circumstances to name the person whom I interviewed," Mesture told Hawlati.
Rewan is a bimonthly newspaper issued by the Women's Centre of Culture and Information in Sulemani, Southern Kurdistan.
