Ahmed al-Shikaki emphasized on Saturday that his government adheres to the good-neighborliness with neighboring countries and emphasized that “Qatar is not MKO’s next Ahmed al-Shikaki, political researcher at the Study and Research Center for the Arab and Mediterranean World destination.”..he emphasized on Saturday that his government adheres to the good-neighborliness with neighboring countries and emphasized that “Qatar is not MKO’s next destination.”
Danaifar noted that during UN envoy’s visit to Camp Ashraf, the majority of the group expressed willingness to return to Iran in Iraq; however, the MKO leaders do not allow them to leave the camp and they have “somehow taken those members as hostages.” The MKO, which has carried out numerous acts of terror and violence against Iranian civilians and government officials, fled to Iraq in 1986, where it enjoyed the support of Iraq’s executed dictator …
One important issue that should be noticed is about the organizations funds and expenses of which I obtained some films and documents of former Baath intelligence service…One of the most important financial resources of the organization was “information selling”. This is done by a large spying network which is working under the supervision of the MKO. It sells the extensive intelligence it gains from all over the world to countries willing to have them.
Arrest warrants have been issued for 120 members of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced in a televised interview late on Tuesday.During his remarks, Maliki described the MKO aka MEK/PMOI as a “terrorist” group and said the it has committed terrorist acts in Iraq and Iran for many years.He also reiterated the Iraqi government’s decision to expel the members of the group ..
UN and the UNHCR authorities are criticizing MeK’s hypocritical manner. Despite that MeK/MKO/PMOI is looking for changing of the political arrangement in Iraq, there is one more important reason for them to procrastinate: fear. For years a deep fear of the world outside, damage, and imprisonment has encompassed MeK, especially MeK’s leadership. Holding of numerous conferences roots in the MeK’s necessity for being constantly under ..
Maliki said the terrorist group committed “brutal crimes inside Iraq” as part of the intelligence apparatus in the hands of the former Ba’ath regime of Saddam Hussein, and that Baghdad has issued 120 arrest warrants for MKO aka MEK/PMOI operatives inside Camp Ashraf.“The Iraqi constitution prohibits harboring terror organizations which threaten the stability of neighboring countries,” he underscored.
..all dictators around the world believe in at least a few limitations for themselves. For example, some dictators try to preserve their dignity and pride and say,’ I don’t make relations with America or Soviet Union’. But Massoud Rajavi had links with the US and other Western countries while he claimed to struggle against Imperialism, at the same time he was connected to the Soviet Union too. No ideological limits prevented him from working with either of them.”
..[The NCRI] intended to create a free region in Iranian Kurdistan. Following the hammering of Kurdistan by Iranian government, we were transferred to Alan Heights in Iraq, under Massoud Rajavi’s order. [In Iraq] we were busy-minded with a question: what are we doing in a country hostile to Iran? There, the aims of the organization were not clear to members so most dissident members were killed by Rajavi in ambiguous ways.”..
“We call on Iraq’s Judiciary to try anyone or any group who has committed a crime against the Iraqi nation,”Bahrol-Oloum told FNA on Tuesday, adding that any move in this regard is considered as a positive response to the demands of the Iraqi people.
Daniel Fried said that Camp Liberty, a former U.S. military base near Baghdad International Airport, is the Iraqi government’s property and the MKO members are not authorized to reside there for a long-term period, ..