Sohrab Rahmati was shot by unidentified individuals in front of his house in Hana City, Erbil. While he was injured as a result of the attack his condition is currently stable, according to Rudaw’s Halabja Saadun, reporting from the hospital where Rahmati is receiving treatment.
The KDPI said he is an “active” member of the party and the lawyer in charge of some of its legal cases in the Kurdistan Region. The group blamed the Iranian government for the assault.
The exiled Kurdish party said it condemns “the terrorist attack by the Islamic Republic” of Iran, calling on the Kurdistan Region’s authorities to launch an investigation into the incident and hold its perpetrators accountable.
Amanj Zibayi, an official from the KDPI’s foreign relations section, told Rudaw before the party’s statement that the attackers remain unidentified, adding that their Rahmati has previously received death threats by people suspected to be linked to Tehran.
The lawyer’s condition is stable, he noted.
The KDPI is a Kurdish opposition party that has waged an on-and-off war against the Iranian government since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It has been based in the Kurdistan Region since the 1980s and Iran frequently bombards areas where it is present, including using ballistic missiles in what Tehran openly says are efforts to target the group.
Siyamand Shaboyi, a member of the KDP, was found dead near a refugee camp north of Erbil city in July. Two other members of the party were killed days before in Sulaimani. The KDPI blamed the Iranian regime for the killings.
