A leading member of the Kurdistan Coalition in the Iraqi Parliament on Monday denounced allegations by some Iraqi authorities of the Kurdish officials having contact with the Mujahedin-e Khalq, calling Kurds as “the major victim of MKO’s presence in Iraq.”<\/p>\n
Following the latest reports regarding the President of Kurdistan Region’s ties with the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization, Dr. Mahmoud Othman, leading member of the Kurdistan Coalition, told Habilian on Monday that the “Kurdish people have suffered a lot from the Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group,” and the Kurdistan Coalition has nothing to do with these terrorists.<\/p>\n
Othman’s comments come as Saad al-Matlabi, political advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in an interview with Habilian claimed that Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, was likely to have relationship with the MKO terrorists.<\/p>\n
Othman reminded that the Kurds are the major victims of MKO’s presence in Iraq, adding, “Some media have recently talked about the relationship between the Kurds and Mujahedin-e Khalq, (but) the claim is not true.”<\/p>\n
He then raised the question that how it is possible to have contact with a group that is designated as a terrorist group?<\/p>\n
“We call on all parties to respect the rights of Kurdish people, and do not make such accusations against Kurds,” added Dr. Mahmoud Othman.<\/p>\n
He went on to remind that at the time of Saddam’s dictatorship, Kurds were the victims of Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist grouplet.<\/p>\n
“The New Iraq does not allow by any means the terrorist groups on its soil,” he added.<\/p>\n
Another senior member of the Kurdistan Coalition in the Iraq’s parliament made similar comments in a Sunday interview with Habilian Foundation (families of Iranian terror victims).<\/p>\n
“Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region, has no relationship with the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization as the group has targeted Iraqi people, and besides the Kurdistan Coalition insists on the good relations with neighboring Iran,” Mahma Khalil said.<\/p>\n
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