Sulaimani, January6^th, 2025: Metro Center welcomes the decision of the Kurdistan Regional Court of cassation to cancel the three-year prison sentence of journalist Sulaiman Ahmad and congratulates his team of lawyers.

Nariman Ahmad, the lawyer of journalist Sulaiman Ahmad, told Metro Center: "I have read the order” he stressed, "The Court of Cassation has ordered the release of journalist Sulaiman Ahmad”, "We will start working on the procedures for his immediate release". "The court of Cassation had no evidence for the charges, so it decided to cancel the sentence," he said.

Sulaiman Ahmad, a reporter of the Arabic section of Rojnews media agency, was arrested on October 25^th at Vishkhapor checkpoint after attending his father's funeral in West Kurdistan. His lawyers were only allowed to visit him after 211 days.

On July 29^th, the journalist was sentenced to three years in prison under Article 1 of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament No. 21 of 2003 on charges of being a member of the Democratic Union Party (PYD). "The decision did not meet the requirements for a fair trial and we demand the annulment of the decision," Metro said.

Metro Center welcomes the decision of the Kurdistan Regional Court of Cassation and is pleased to cancel the three-year prison sentence for journalist Sulaiman Ahmad and congratulates the lawyer (Nariman Ahmad) and his colleagues in the team of lawyers in this case (Lawyer Bashdar Hassan, Lawyer Rebaz Wasu).

Metro once again calls on the courts not to be used as a factor of pressure and revenge against journalists and freedom fighters, in cases of freedom of the press and freedom of expression, the conditions must be provided for a fair trial.