Maliki went on to describe the MKO aka ME/PMOI as a “criminal gang,” adding, “We cannot permit a criminal gang to remain here.”The comments by the Iraqi prime minister come on the heels of an appeal last week by the UN for the extension of the deadline to close down Camp Ashraf.
Thousands of Iraqis gathered in front of Camp Ahsraf, where almost 3,500 Iranian dissidents of the Mojahedine Khalqe Iran Organization reside, in order to renew a demand for closing down the Camp…ISCI chief in Jadida Shat in Diyala, told AKnews the gathering is to readdress the demand for expelling the Camp residents out of Iraq before Iraqi officials as well as the international community… this year alone 20 protest rallies were held ..
Hundreds of Iraqis have taken part in a protest rally to demand the expulsion of members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) from their country, Press TV reports.The protesters rallied outside the notorious Camp Ashraf in Diyala Province on Friday where the MKO aka MEK/PMOI has been based since the early 1980s, urging the Iraqi government to close the camp and expel its members from Iraq.
The camp Ashraf’s residents are classified as a terrorist organization by many countries and thus have no legal basis to remain in Iraq. No country would accept the presence of foreign insurgents on its soil, but we will work hard to find a peaceful solution that upholds the international values of human rights.
The Conference was held in Al-Hakim Conference Centre in Baghdad University and hundreds of tribal leaders, University lecturers, Governmental representatives and officials, NGOs and media representatives filled the salon. Although Camp Ashraf and the MEK is an issue specific to the government and citizens of Iraq, the Conference organisers made sure to invite Western agencies, such as the UN, EU and diplomats who have claimed or expressed an interest in Camp Ashraf.
A statement issued by embassy of Iraq here said the MEK/MKO/PMOI has been declared a terrorist organization at global level and existence of such organization on the Iraqi territory is prohibited as per the article 8 of the Iraqi constitution that stipulates adoption of policy of non-interference in internal affairs of the neighbouring countries.
To review the issue of Camp Ashraf, a meeting was held at the European Parliament,with the presence of Struan Stevenson, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, and Esther Dang (MeK supporters in EU Parliament); Jean De Ryte ..Iraqi embassy’s representative,once again addressed audiences the Irreversibility of the Iraqi government’s decision…Jean De Ryte remarked that, the only work that European Union can do, simply, is to accept some of them.
The presence of the terrorist Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) aka MEK/PMOI in Iraq and its consequences still remain among the main topics discussed in the country’s political spectrum.A number of Iraqi officials, tribal leaders and some foreign agencies attended a conference, calling for the expulsion of members of the terrorist group from the country.Baghdad has said it is determined to shut the camp down by the end of this year. ..
Hundreds of Iraqis from different parts of the country held a protest to show their support for the Iranian families who have been waiting for more than six months to see their family members and relatives who reside in the camp Ashraf.
Iraqis have staged a protest rally in the eastern province of Diyala to urge the authorities to close down Camp Ashraf, which hosts members of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO).Protesters demand the expulsion of MKO/MEK/PMOI members from Iraq and that the camp be dismantled. The relatives of some MKO members also joined the gathering near Camp Ashraf, calling on their loved ones to abandon the notorious group.