Officials are Exempt from the Scourge of HIV
Diyar Harki – Founder of KurdFile
A recent report by Rudaw indicated that six beauty salons were closed due to involvement in illicit activities and the transmission of HIV/AIDS. This report warrants significant scrutiny. To definitively identify a salon as the source of such an infection, one must possess extensive case histories and evidence confirming that these individuals engaged in such conduct exclusively at these locations.
The actual figures are far greater than reported. If we examine these six salons closely assuming each infected just one person per month that would result in 72 cases. If half of these individuals are married, at least 108 people would become carriers of HIV within a single year. The collapse of family security in the Kurdistan Region is the direct responsibility of the Ministries of Interior, Education, and Culture. These statistics are so perilous that one almost fears to contemplate them.
Public officials do not contract HIV. Their preferences are reserved for young women of unblemished status. Through their intermediaries (procurements), they ensure they are the first to engage in these pink excursions, exploiting systemic networks designed to deceive and traffic Kurdish, Persian, and Arab girls within their establishments.
Millions of dollars are expended on these pink nights for officials, all conducted with strict protocol. High-end cases include Dubai packages, encompassing airfare, luxury hotel stays, and excursions to the Burj. Some cases are so refined they include offers of government employment and allocated salaries, placing an additional burden of millions of dinars annually upon the nation. All this is maintained simply to satisfy the desires of officials, ensuring they can efficiently carry out their duties.
Indeed, officials remain untainted by HIV; they lead the dance, while the consequences and the moral burden are left to the destitute who have become the crutches upon which these officials lean.
Author Profile
- Diyar Harki is an independent investigative journalist and human rights advocate. As a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), he focuses on exposing corruption and human rights abuses in Kurdistan and Iraq. He voluntarily contributes to Kurdfile Media.
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