A member of Iraq’s Supreme Islamic Council said that Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK, a.k.a. MKO and PMOI) supporters are “as corrupt as the terrorist group itself”…We are calling for compensation and cost of using the land which belonged to the Iraqis, though have been taken to MKO due to the Saddam’s policies,” …al-Tarfi went on to say that presence of the group in the country was political and Saddam’s security forces had utilized it to murder people.
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich, member of the World Association of International Studies, told Habilian on Tuesday that undoubtedly “the cult (Mujahedin-e Khalq) will always remain a tool for terrorism.”She went on to say, “The one thing the Empire (the U.S.) and its boss, Israel, does not want, is stability”, since “a stable country can be unified against outside enemies.”..“The MEK have proven themselves as ruthless killers be it in Iraq, Iran, or elsewhere.”
MKO aka PMOI/MEK ran a newspaper ad in Thursday’s edition of Al-Mashriq, a Baghdad daily, for the equipment at Camp Ashraf most of which they have received from Saddam in exchange for their services. The display ad contains a list of equipment such as engineering tools, heating and cooling systems of large rooms..An email address is also given for those who are willing to purchase the items …
a senior member of al-Iraqiya bloc and former MKO/MEK/PMOI supporter described the group members’ presence in Iraq as “irritating” and called on the government to expel them from Iraq…Although, on several occasions, al-Saadi has spoken in favor of MKO terrorists, he censured some pro-MKO media for fabricating statements and falsely attributing those statements to him, adding, “I have not spoken in favor of the group for a long time.”
the group of 400 MKO members were transferred by 25 buses to TTL [Camp Liberty] which lies northeast of Baghdad International Airport.During the inspection of their equipment, Iraqi police found industrial materials that may be used in the manufacture of explosives.To date, nearly 1200 members of the cult were transferred to Camp Liberty in three groups of 400 each, February 18, 8, and March 20.
UN’s representatives investigating the refugee status of Mujahedin-e Khalq elements in Iraq called these individuals’ unawareness of their most basic rights as “the main hurdle in determining their refugee status”.The report adds that although the process has not yet been started, the sporadic conversations of UN representatives with these individuals reveal that three decades of life in the Ashraf prison and Rajavi’s indoctrination sessions..
Uday Khadran, the governor of Khalis, stated that “the next stage of MKO expulsion will be done next week”, said a Thursday report published by Habilian database.“According to information received from within Camp Ashraf, the last group of MKO members are looking to set the camp on fire”, al-Esteqama newspaper quoted him as saying.
Iraq’s Ambassador to Algeria said that his country is no longer willing to tolerate MKO aka MEK/PMOI on its soil, adding that the main reason of that is “their cooperation with Baathist forces to repress 1991 Iraqi Intifada.”The 1991 revolts in the Kurdish north and the Shia south were a series of anti-Saddam rebellions in southern and northern Iraq crushed by Saddam’s private army (MKO) and Baathist forces.
on Wednesday Oday Khadran was quoted by an Iraqi news agency as declaring: “tomorrow 400 other members will be expelled from Ashraf and transferred to Camp Liberty [Temporary Transit Location].”“The second stage of expulsion was due to be done last week, but because of some technical obstacles it was postponed,” Khadran said…The first step towards the relocation of the Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist organization’s elements was taken in mid-February..
“Mujahedin-e Khalq’s expulsion from Camp Liberty[TTL] is divided into five stages”, the Vice President of the Diyala provincial council Sadeq Al-Husseini… “And even the name of the elements that must leave the camp in each stage is determined.”“MKO put all its efforts into obstructing their relocation and the residents of Ashraf are telling lies,” Husseini added.