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Iraq Conferring with UN on Expulsion of MKO Members

Nejat SocietyAugust 20, 2009078 views

Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Mohammad Majid Sheikh announced on Tuesday that the Baghdad government is consulting with the UN over the expulsion of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI) members from the country..Referring to the official announcement of the Iraqi government that the members of the MKO can go to a third country or return to Iran, he underlined,”The Iraqi government will not grant political asylum to these people.”

Iran Calls on Iraq to Extradite Interpol-Wanted MKO Members

Nejat SocietyAugust 20, 2009071 views

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urged Iraqi officials to extradite to Iran those criminal members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) wanted by the Interpol..Iraqi security forces took control of the training base of the MKO at Camp Ashraf – about 60km (37 miles) north of Baghdad – last month and detained dozens of the members of the terrorist group. The Iraqi authority also changed the name of the military center from Camp Ashraf to the Camp of New Iraq.

Iran urges Iraq to extradite ‘criminal’ MKO members

Nejat SocietyAugust 19, 2009073 views

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki calls on Baghdad to extradite the criminal members of the Mojahedin-e Khalgh Organization (MKO)..”The continuing presence of Camp Ashraf in Iraq did not suit the growing and friendly ties between the two countries,”Mottaki explained.”Tehran would like those MKO/MEK/PMOI members who are responsible for series crimes and who are wanted by the Interpol to be sent back to Iran,”he added.

Iraq ready to receive Iran’s complaints about MKO

Nejat SocietyAugust 19, 2009078 views

The Iraqi ambassador to Iran says his country is ready to receive Iran’s complaints against the Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO).”Should there be evidence implicating the members of the terrorist group in operations against the Iraqi nation, the members in question would be prosecuted according to international regulations,”Mohammad Majid al-Sheikh said in an interview ..

Demonstrations in Diala to deport Rajavi cult

Nejat SocietyAugust 18, 2009076 views

A big demonstration has taken place in the al-Khalis suburb demanding to deport the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) from Iraq, the suburb’s Mayor, Uday al-Khadran, said on Monday. PMOI media spokesperson, Mahdi Aqbaee, accused the Diala province’s police commander of arranging the demonstration, but the commander denied these accusations.

MKO Leaders Forcing Members into Hunger Strike

Nejat SocietyAugust 18, 20090162 views

Leaders of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI), force the group members into hunger strike in a bid to exert pressure on the world public opinion and international bodies.Reports from inside the camp said that the move by the MKO leaders is aimed at securing their stay inside Camp Ashraf (now known as the Camp of New Iraq) – the MKO’s main training center ..

36 PMOI members to face trial

Nejat SocietyAugust 17, 2009086 views

Thirty-six members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) are due to stand trial in al-Khalis, according to an informed source. Last month, clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and PMOI members at Camp Ashraf, the headquarters of the organization, leaving 10 members killed and 400 others wounded, according to the organization’s media spokesperson.

MP Urges Expulsion of MKO Members from Iraq

Nejat SocietyAugust 17, 2009077 views

“The MKO members should leave Iraq’s soil. That is the least aspiration of the Iraqi nation,”member of the Iraqi parliament Neda al-Sudani told Fars News Agency.”Their presence is against our will. The nation of Iraq does not want them (MKO) and asks for their expulsion,”she noted.Stating that the MKO’s presence in Iraq is a sensitive issue for Iran, she added,”We do not want their presence to be extended any further.”

10 major Iraqi parties support MKO expulsion

Nejat SocietyAugust 17, 20090101 views

10 major Iraqi parties announced by issuing a statement their full support for the expulsion of MKO/MEK/PMOI terrorist group from this country. This terrorist organization has been present in Iraq during the era of Saddam in power and has played a key role in assisting the Iraqi dictator in suppressing 1991 Shiites Intifada and massacre of Iraqi Kurds and continued this role until after the fall of the criminal regime in Iraq in 2003.

Washington wants to write off the Mujahedin-e Khalq

Nejat SocietyAugust 12, 2009072 views

The truth of the matter is that the decision to sever ties with the MEK was taken by Washington following a study undertaken by the Rand Corporation, which established, on the one hand, the criminal character of the organization (cracking down on Kurdish and Shia dissidents on behalf of Saddam Hussein) and, on the other hand, its sectarian set-up (the religious cult of the Rajavi couple and the sequestration of their members).