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Iran will assist Iraq to deal with MKO: Najafabadi

LONDON, August 18 (IranMania) – Iran will be very helpful if Iraq seriously deal with the terrorist Mojaheddin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), Prosecutor General Qorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi said, MNA reported.

In an interview with the Mehr News Agency on Tuesday the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (ISCT), Jaafar al-Mousavi, said there is evidence to suggest that the MKO had a hand in murdering Iraqi citizens.

Al-Mousavi stated that an arrest warrant has been issued against 150 MKO members including ringleaders Maryam Rajavi and Mas?oud Rajavi.

The decision made by the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal to fight the MKO and the terrorists is very important in establishing peace and security in the country, Dorri-Najafabadi told reporters on the sidelines of the 18th seasonal conference of Iran?s House of Parties.

The crimes committed by the MKO can never be forgiven, the legal official added.

?We are prepared to offer any kind of assistance to the ISCT to confront the MKO group and to establish a peaceful Iraq,? he noted.

Criterion for examining qualification of candidates

In his speech at the conference, Dorri-Najafabadi said that the criterion for approving the qualification of candidates for the 2008 parliamentary elections would be their present status.

A jurist member of the Guardian Council, Ayatollah Abbas Kaabi, told the MNA on Tuesday that candidates who were previously disqualified are still disqualified for the 2008 parliamentary elections. ?The reasons and documents which disqualified candidates in the last election are still in force and the principle stands on the disqualification of these persons.?

The Guardian Council could have made some mistakes in examining the qualifications of certain individuals, thus anyone who becomes a candidate in any election his eligibility should be studied according to his present situation, the prosecutor general stated.

He also stressed that a standard should be formulated for the elections law which has undergone more changes than any other law.

 

IranMania, August 21, 2007

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Europe

Europeans willing to take anti-Iran MKO agents

Iraqi Intelligence Minister Sherwan Alvaeli said some European countries have announced their readiness to host agents of the terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization.

According to IRNA, Alvaeli noted previously the Iranian government had also announced an amnesty for members of MKO who had not participated in terrorist operations.

Alvaeli added that currently 4,000 MKO members are residing in Ashraf Camp under the protection of the US troops.

Earlier, chief prosecutor of Iraq’s Supreme Criminal Court, Ja’afar Al-Mousavi, told Baghdad-based Al-Mutamer newspaper that agents of the MKO do not enjoy any legal immunity in Iraq.

Al-Mousavi added that MKO is accused of financial corruption, crimes against Iraqi people and wastage of Iraqi assets.

He announced that a prosecution team is collecting evidence and documents against the terrorist group to try its members.

Referring to the fact that their presence in Iraq is illegal, Al-Mousavi said Iraq’s Supreme Criminal Court will conduct the trial of MKO ringleaders.

Meanwhile, an Iraqi news source revealed that the camp of MKO in Iraq has turned into a training ground for Al-Qaeda terrorists.

IRNA quoted Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party as reporting on April 3 that hundreds of terrorists are undergoing training courses in Ashraf Camp in Baquba, where MKO agents are based, under the auspices of the terrorist group ‘Ansar Al-Islam’.

An Iraqi political official said on condition of anonymity that about 60 terrorists, accused of murder, have escaped to Ashraf Camp to undergo special short-term courses to conduct assassination and terrorist operations against political figures and governmental organizations.

 

IranMania –  27/04/2007

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Mujahedin Khalq Organization as a terrorist group

Iranian opposition MKO retains terrorist label

LONDON, January 22 (IranMania) – The terrorist group Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) should remain on the list of banned US and European terrorist groups, the British civil entity Iran-Interlink’s Spokesman Massoud Khodabandeh said, IRNA reported.

Talking to IRNA, Khodabandeh also said MKO remains a banned terrorist group although a court in Luxembourg has voted for the release of its blocked assets last month.

"The verdict of this court does not change the illegal status of this terrorist cult,” he said, adding that new rules have been ratified in Europe for controlling the assets of terrorist groups.

Khodabandeh, who is a former MKO member, said the US Supreme Court did not exclude MKO from the list of banned terrorist groups after the Luxembourg court issued its verdict.

According to him, a team of British lawyers, sponsored by the British government, are currently engaged in discussing mechanisms for imposing restrictions and sanctions on international terrorist groups such as the MKO, Al-Qaeda and the PKK.

“The British government on Thursday urged representatives of the House of Commons that the MKO assets will remain blocked in Britain according to domestic rules,” he said.

“The US and European governments are reluctant to cooperate with MKO transparently. However, in some cases, foreign security officials in Iraq contact MKO members and seek their cooperation. “

Khodabandeh noted that more than 50 senior MKO members are under Interpol prosecution.

The MKO has been labeled as a terrorist group by the US State Department, the British government and the European Union states.

Iran-Interlink is a non-governmental consultancy organization that renders support to members who have abandoned MKO and their family.

IranMania.com – January 22, 2007

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Iraq

Iraq will not tolerate terrorist Mojahedin Khalq

LONDON, September 24 (IranMania) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said that from the beginning Iran accepted the new situation in Iraq and established political ties with it, and “this is laudable“.

In an interview with the international Jaam-e Jam TV Network, Maliki added that these are important steps and Iraqi politicians must praise Iran’s standpoint, because these steps can help establish strong and sound bilateral bonds, IRNA reported.

Commenting on the presence of the members of the banned Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) in Iraq, he said, “The Prime Minister’s office has notified the terrorist group to leave Iraq within six months. We will not permit them to stay in Iraq after this period and international institutions are responsible for their prolonged stay. MKO cooperated with the former Iraqi regime and is the accomplice of terrorists. They do not have a good image in Iraq and we do not want a group in our country which is opposed to our good neighbor.“

With regard to Iraq’s insecurity, he said, “Terrorists in Iraq are followers of the former Baathist and extremist forces, and are backed by foreign elements.“

He stressed that the Iraqi government has devised plans and tactics for confronting the terrorists.

“We have been successful to an extent. Restoring security to Iraq paves the ground for economic development and political reforms,“ he said.

Maliki emphasized that terrorists know no limits and believe in no religions.

In relation to Saddam’s trial, Maliki said, “This is being followed up by the Iraqi judiciary and nobody has the right to interfere in this issue.“

IranMania, September 24, 2006

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Iraq

Iraqi lawyer calls MKO illegal organization

LONDON, October 11 (IranMania) – An eminent Iraqi lawyer said that existence of Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) in Iraq is unlawful, said IRNA.

Tariq Harb, head of the ‘Population of Disseminating Law Culture in Iraq’, told the Baghdad-based weekly of Al-Shahed that according to the domestic, international and foreign non-governmental laws, existence of MKO in Iraq is illegal.

"According to the laws of Iraqi non-governmental organizations and the Iranian group’s nature, the MKO has never been enlisted as foreign non-governmental organizations operating in the country."

He added, therefore, the Mujahedin Khalq Organization has no lawful credibility and is not allowed to operate in Iraq.

In accordance with articles 7 and 8 of the Iraqi Constitution, the country has ordered a ban on terrorist groups and those who conduct hostile actions against neighboring countries, he noted.

International bodies have listed MKO as a terrorist organization, he said, adding that Iraq, with respect to its constitution, is abiding by commitments in cooperation with the United Nations and the Security Council in this respect.

Pointing to article 8 of the constitution, the Iraqi lawyer stated that Iraq has vowed to abide by international resolutions issued by UN Security Council.

Article 8 of the Iraqi constitution reads that Iraq observes the principle of good neighborliness, and it should reject organizations conducting military or political operations against adjacent countries, he stipulated.

According to the lawyer, article 7 of the Iraqi constitution underlines a ban on provocative operations from every foundation which is committed to or paves the way and or promotes terrorist activities against neighboring countries.

Harb added that MKO has committed massacre of Iraqi people in 1991 in cooperation with Baath Regime, stipulating that nobody has forgotten the organization’s role in suppressing the people of Khaneqein and Jalula.

He called MKO a terrorist group which is linked to Saddam Hossein’s regime, stressing that their operations should be cut down in Iraq.

The weekly Al-Shahid added that the former government council ratified an regulation in January 9, 2003 to expel the terrorist organization from Iraq, and Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki recently underlined that Iraqi government is planning to expel them soon.

Al-Shahed noted that the Mujahedin Khalq Organization has 4000 members who are located in a camp called ‘Ashraf’ in Al-Azim district, Dayala province.

October 11, 2006 –  IranMania.com

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