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Iraq addresses United Nations to speed up MKO expulsion

The Iraqi Council of Ministers announced Tuesday that it has assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address the United Nations, "to fulfill its obligations", in removing the members of the "MKO", considering their existence as contrary to the Constitution for being a "terrorist organization."

The council said in a statement a copy of which received by Ashraf News , that, "the Council of Ministers has decided to instruct the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address the UN to fulfill its obligations it agreed on with the Iraqi Government to get the MEK out and transfer its members to other countries."

He added that the reason for the decision of the Council is, "the growing problems caused by the presence of the Organization (MKO) on Iraq’s national security and the security of neighboring countries, and because their presence is contrary to the Constitution for being a terrorist organization."

The Committee on ending MKO file announced, in September 22, 2013, that the Iraqi Government had lost patience with the file of the MEK terrorist organization, and confirmed that it was considering other options to issue a binding decision to end their presence in Camp Liberty. As the UN called upon the States concerned with the Camp to provide money to resettle MKO members in other countries and not just the giving tips, it held the Iraqi Government responsible for the safety and security of the residents of the camp.

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Iraqi Authorities' stance on the MEK

Pentagon supports MEK, insurgent group collaboration

A former independent member of Iraq’s House of Representatives, Hussein al-Falluji, has revealed that from the time of their arrival, the occupying American forces granted the Mojahedin Khalq organisation immunity and freedom of movement within the country to coordinate with some other groups and political parties in Iraq.

Al-Falluji told Ashraf News that the Mojahedin Khalq enjoys unconditional support from the U.S. Department of Defense, adding that “the existence of this organization in Iraq poses a challenge for the country, especially with the growing violence in the country and the events experienced by Syria”.

He concluded that the situation posed by the MEK and the increasing number of extremist armed groups which are waiting for the opportunity to work together to target the security of Iraq poses a challenge. He called on the Iraqi government to work hard to remove the MEK from the country while respecting the internationally agreed human rights aspect.

Ashraf News, Baghdad , Translated by Iran Interlink

August 26, 2013 0 comment

Iraq

Iraq declares zero-tolerance for MKO terrorist group

In an interview with Ashraf News, the Kurdistan Alliance Block in the Diyala Provincial Council confirmed that the Mojahedin Khalq carried out operations against the Kurds in the 1988 campaign.

Dalir Hassan, speaking for the Kurdistan Alliance Block said "We have documents that confirm the involvement of the Mojahedin Khalq organisation in operations against the Kurdish people in Kara Tepe, Khanaqin and Jalula". He added that the MEK were not only active in the north but also against the southern provinces of Al Amareh and Basra during the popular uprising in 1991.

The Vice-Chairman of the Security Committee in the province of Diyala said, "One of the ugliest landmarks left by Saddam Hussein and his regime with the participation of the terrorist MEK organization was his notorious campaign against the Kurds, who named it ‘Anfal’."

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The Chairman of the Commission on Security and Defence and Parliamentary leader of the Coalition of State Law, Hassan al-Sanid, said that the Mojahedin Khalq will not return to Camp Ashraf in Diyala province after having been transferred to Camp Liberty near Baghdad.

In a statement issued yesterday, the MEK demanded they return to Camp Ashraf where they had spent 26 years.

Al-Sanid said in an interview for Ashraf News, that Iraq will expel the MEK and end their presence on Iraqi territory. He said, "the Iraqi government, in coordination with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), will act speedily on the mutually agreed resolution and drive them out."

As leader of the Coalition of State Law, he also stressed that the Iraqi constitution does not allow the harbouring of any terrorist group under any name, pointing out that Iraq still considers the group as terrorist. He noted that "the MEK acted as henchmen for Saddam’s intelligence services and practiced many abuses and terrorist operations against the Iraqi people."

Translated by Iran Interlink

January 15, 2013 0 comment

MEK terrorist organization previously hampered resettled outside Iraq

In an interview with Ashraf News, the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Iraq, Georgi Boston said that the delay in re-settling the MEK individuals in

Representative of the President of UNAMI: MEK terrorist organization previously hampered resettled outside Iraq

European countries is because of their former association with terrorist activities. He added that the MEK is illegal in Iraq under the Iraqi constitution.

In an interview in his office in Baghdad, Georgi Boston said that "the United Nations is working earnestly to end the presence of the MEK organization there in coordination with the Iraqi government."

Georgi Boston said that the United Nations Mission discussed with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ways to resettle MEK members in other countries, pointing out that interviews will be conducted with residents of Camp Liberty in the coming days.

The UN official revealed that dozens of members of the organization who defected and surrendered to the Iraqi authorities will be given priority in the interview process and that the legal action to resettle them outside Iraq after they obtain refugee status in European countries has been discussed with them.

Georgi Boston strenuously refuted as unfounded accusations that UNAMI and in particular Martin Kobler acted as ‘tools of the Iraqi government to put pressure on the MEK’. He said Martin Kobler had sought from the outset to move individuals of the MEK to Camp Liberty on a voluntary basis, and that this process was overseen throughout by a delegation from the UN. He said the UN worked alongside the Iraqi authorities to fulfill their mutual agreement last year to close Camp Ashraf.

He went on to say that 47 individuals had split off from the MEK after arriving in Camp Liberty and surrendered to the Iraqi authorities. UNAMI had met with them and provided records to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In addition, there are others who had left the MEK while in Camp Ashraf.

Mr Boston rejected as false the MEK’s claims that after removal from the US terrorism list, the group would be able to stay in Iraq and be granted political asylum status there. He said the Government of Iraq has said this is impossible and asked us to accelerate the removal of the MEK. The MEK was involved in terrorist acts against Iraqis and was used by the former regime as a repressive tool against the Iraqi people.

Asked about the reluctance of some European countries to accept MEK members for resettlement, Mr Boston said that the MEK’s history of terrorist activities was hindering the process, but that the UN mission was working hard to find a solution to this problem. He stressed that in the meantime the UN had information on a daily basis on the status of the situation in Camp Liberty and its residents.

Translated by Iran Interlink

December 23, 2012 0 comment

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Camp Liberty resident stabbed after he tried to flee From MKO

A source with from within Camp Liberty [Temporary Transit Location] near Baghdad, said three members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq have stabbed one of their colleagues after he tried to flee and Camp Liberty resident stabbed after he tried to flee From MKO leave the camp.

According to the source, who sent a letter to Ashraf News, the victim is from the province of Kermanshah in Iran, and was born in 1973.

The source explained that the victim tried Monday night at twelve o’clock Baghdad time to escape from the camp and reach the Iraqi forces. He said that three other occupants of the camp saw him and tried to stop him and convince him to return, but when he refused to obey them they produced a knife and stabbed him.

According to the source, the victim was taken to a hospital in Baghdad because of the severity of the stab wound and deterioration of his health.

Ashraf News, Translated by Iran interlink

May 26, 2012 0 comment

Iraqi Authorities' stance on the MEK

Al Araqiah MPs do not support the MEK

Iraqi MP Azhaar Sheikhly told Ashraf News: Al Araqiah MPs do not support the MEK

Iraqi MP Azhaar Sheikhly of Al Araqiah party said that MPs for the party do not support the Iraqi MP Azhaar Sheikhly told Ashraf News: Al Araqiah MPs do not support the MEK Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist group. Our only concern is the defence of the rights of our people from the south to the north.

In an interview with Ashraf News, Sheikhli criticized the positions of some Iraqi politicians in defending the MEK terrorist organization saying, "We represent our people and our mission is not to defend the killing of our people and those who looted their money." Indicating that the blocs and parties affiliated to the coalition in Iraq do not agree with the views of some MPs, who are defending the organization

The MP Azhaar Sheikhly said that removing the MEK from the lists of [European] terrorist organizations does not mean the termination of Iraq’s right to prosecute some of its members in international courts for their crimes.

The MP called on Iraqi leaders to pay attention to the issues of their people and their quest to solve the current crisis rather than the defence of the MEK.

Translated by Iran Interlink

May 26, 2012 0 comment

Iraq

Iraq to repossess property illegally confiscated by MKO

Iraq to repossess property illegally confiscated from Iraqi citizens by Mojahedin-e Khalq in Saddam’s era

Chairman of the Commission on Security and Defense tells Ashraf News: the decision to expel the Mojahedin-e Khalq is final

The head of the Security and Defense Committee in the House of Representatives Hassan al Sanid, said that Iraq will ask the courts to try the terrorist group Mojahedin-e Khalq. He said that there are many citizens who have been damaged or their property was confiscated by the group under the former regime.

Al Sanid told Ashraf News, that Iraq will not accept for even a moment that the group remain in the country. He pointed out that the Iraqi people have suffered a lot due to the presence of this terrorist group.

Al Sanid explained that the Iraqi government would re-possess from the MEK whatever had been seized from Iraqi citizens. The new Chairman of the Commission on Security and Defense confirmed his country’s parliament’s decision to remove the MEK from the country.

Translated by Iran Interlink

May 2, 2012 0 comment

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