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Paris Municipality condemns attack on Ahmet Kaya’s grave: “We stand with the Kurds”
The grave of Kurdish artist and singer Ahmet Kaya in the famous Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris was vandalized on November 13.
The attack has sparked a public backlash. Paul Simondon, the deputy officer responsible for finance, budget, green finance and funeral affairs of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, made a statement on Twitter.
“The grave of Ahmet Kaya, a great Kurdish popular singer who died 21 years ago, was defaced yesterday, Saturday 13 November, at the Père-Lachaise cemetery. The City of Paris stands with his family and all Kurds to denounce this vandalism motivated by hatred,” Simondon tweeted.
La tombe d’Ahmet Kaya, grand chanteur populaire kurde disparu il y a 21 ans, a été dégradée hier samedi 13 novembre au cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
La Ville de Paris se tient aux côtés de sa famille et de tous les Kurdes pour dénoncer ce vandalisme motivé par la haine. pic.twitter.com/aqjzHjZhnu
— Paul Simondon (@PaulSimondon) November 14, 2021
Mayor of the 10th municipal arrondissement of Paris, Alexandra Cordebard, also condemned the attack.
“My thoughts are with the relatives of Ahmet Kaya, singer and human rights activist, exiled in Paris because of his commitments, and with our Kurdish friends. Attacking a grave is intolerable,” she tweeted.
Mes pensées vont aux proches d’Ahmet Kaya, chanteur et militant des droits humains, exilé à Paris en raison de ses engagements, et à nos amis Kurdes. S’attaquer à une sépulture est intolérable. https://t.co/UDLyWN6QEJ
— Alexandra Cordebard (@ACORDEBARD) November 14, 2021
Ahmet Kaya died of a heart attack in exile in Paris on November 16, 2000. The attack came shortly before the 21st anniversary of his death.
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