Asayish (Kurdistan Region)

Asayish (Kurdistan Region)
This article is about the intelligence & security agency in

Kurdistan Region. For the security forces in Kurdistan
Region, see Kurdistan Ct Unit E.A.H.K (Kurdistan regions).
For other uses, see Kurdistan Ct Unit.
Kurdistan Asayish
Asayîş or
Asayish Encumena Asayîşa Herêma Kurdistanê
(Kurdish for Agency overview
security[1]) is Formed 1992; 29 years ago
the Kurdish
Erbil, Duhok and
security Headquarters
Sulaymaniyah
organization
Employees + 100000
and the primary
intelligence Agency
Esmat Argushi
executive
agency
operating in the Parent agency Kurdistan Region Security
Council
Kurdistan
region in Iraq. The organization was established in
September 1993[2] and has been often referred to as an
"intelligence agency",[3] "security force",[3] "security
service",[4] "security",[5] "secret service",[6] "secret police",
[7] or just "Kurdish police."[3] Asayesh coordinates and
shares information with Parastin and Zanyari, the

investigative arms and intelligence gatherers operating in the
Kurdistan region in Iraq.
It acts under the command of the Kurdish National Assembly
and the Kurdistan Regional Government.[2]
Its official goals according to the Kurdistan authority are:
Counter-drug trafficking
Counter-terrorism
Counter-espionage
Gathering intelligence
Assessing threats to Iraq's national security.
The organization has jurisdiction over:
Economic crimes
Smuggling
Political crimes
Espionage
Sabotage
Terrorism.
Issues
In 2009 Amnesty International accused Asayesh of abusing
human rights, including torture and other ill-treatment, and
claimed that the agency was "above the law" in Iraqi
Kurdistan.[8] The Kurdistan Regional Government criticized
Amnesty by stating:
Most of the information provided in the report chronicles

problems we had just after the fall of Saddam, when we
were still subject to Saddam-era penal codes...Amnesty
had a particular agenda and used dubious information,
often very old, to paint an unrealistically harsh picture of
the security forces in our Region by bringing up
allegations of abuse at a prisons such as Aqra, which
have long been closed.
— Kurdistan Regional Government[9]
On June 17, 2019, the Assyrian Policy Institute (API) reported

that Asayish authorities in Dohuk detained an Assyrian
journalist named Hormuz Mushi without any charges
pressed against him. The API alleged that he was being
detained due to his reporting of the negligence of Assyrian
cultural sites by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The API
urged Kurdistan Region authorities to release Mushi.[10] The
arrest was also condemned by Assyrian parliamentarian
Fareed Yaqoob.[11]
In November 2019, it was reported that Asayish authorities

had detained an Assyrian journalist named William
Bnyameen Adam for nearly two weeks following a report on
his trip to Northern Syria. Adam claimed that they had
confiscated his equipment, beaten him, and interrogated him
about his reporting.[12][13] An earlier API statement claimed
that Adam and his family had previously received death
threats from members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party as
a result of his criticism of high-ranking Kurdistan Region
officials.[14]
See also
List of armed groups in the Iraqi Civil War
Kurdistan
Peshmerga
List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
References
1. Miller, Judith (1993-01-03). "Iraq Accused: A Case of
Genocide". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-04-
25.
2. ^ a b Mew
3. ^ a b c "Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)".
Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved
2008-01-03.
4. McNair, James (2006-07-03). "Gary Trotter: My Life In
Media". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2010-04-
25.
5. Mounting social crisis in Kurdish Iraq
6. Shadid, Anthony; Fainaru, Steve. "Militias Wresting
Control Across Iraq's North and South". The
Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
7. "A detour with Kurdish secret police |The Agonist".
Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved
2008-01-03.
8. "Iraq: Hope and fear: Human rights in the Kurdistan
region of Iraq". Amnesty International. 2009-04-20.
Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved
2009-04-14.
9. "Statement in response to Amnesty International
Report". Kurdistan Regional Government. 2009-04-20.
Retrieved 2009-04-20.
10. "KRG Intelligence Forces Detain Assyrian Journalist
Hormuz Mushi in Dohuk". Jun 20, 2019. Retrieved
August 8, 2020.
11. "‫ي ﻋﻦ‬$%'‫اﻟ‬& ‫&ﺮاج‬,‫﮵ﺶ دﻫﻮك اﻹ‬4‫ ﻋﲆ اﺳﺎ‬: ‫'ﻮب‬9 ‫﮵ﻌ‬4 ‫﮵ﺪ‬4<&, ‫ٔﺐ‬4‫اﻟﻨﺎ‬
‫﮶<ي‬4‫ﻊ اﻷ‬9,‫ ﻛﺸﻒ اﻟﻤﻮ‬H& ‫﮳‬
G I ‫ﻟﺸﺤﺎﻋﺘﻪ‬ ‫﮵ﻤﻪ‬4<‫﮴ﻜ‬4P ‫ ﻫﺮﻣﺰ ﻣﻮﳾ‬T G U‫اﻟﺼﺤ‬
&
‫ﻮات اﻻﻣﻦ‬9, ‫ﺘﺤﻤﻠﻪ‬Z ‫﮵ﺼ[﮵[﮳ﻪ‬4 ‫ واي اذى‬،‫ي‬$%‫"اﻻﺷ‬. Zowaa (in
Arabic). June 19, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
12. "Assyrian journalist detained in Iraq for 13 days after
reporting trip to Syria". Committee to Protect
Journalists. November 13, 2019. Retrieved August 7,
2020.
13. "Updated: Assyrian Journalist Khlapieel Bnyameen
Detained by KRG since October 31". November 14,
2019. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
14. "Assyrian Activist Faces Death Threats After Criticizing
KRG Officials". July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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shares information with Parastin and Zanyari, the

Its official goals according to the Kurdistan authority are:

The organization has jurisdiction over:

Most of the information provided in the report chronicles

— Kurdistan Regional Government[9]

On June 17, 2019, the Assyrian Policy Institute (API) reported

In November 2019, it was reported that Asayish authorities

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