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Iran-EU: Remove PMOI from EU's terror list - Belgian MP |
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Sunday, 20 November 2005 |
 NCRI – Mr. Jean-Pierre Malmendier, member of the Belgian Parliament
Joined 35,000 Iranians rallying in Brussels on November 7 to express
solidarity with the Iranian people and their resistance to free Iran.
The following is an excerpt from his address to the rally:
We have gathered here today when Iran is becoming more and more the
focus of international developments and the threats of the Iranian
regime in many ways are becoming clear for world peace and security.
In the field of human rights, more than 70 executions and death
sentences have been reported by the official media after Ahmadinejad.
This is almost double for the same period before the elections. More
restrictions on women have also been reported.
In Iraq, the role of the Iranian regime in aiding terrorists and
sending arms and funds to insurgents have become so clear that even the
British government, in recent weeks, has repeatedly complained about
the role of Iranian regime in killing of their soldiers in southern
Iraq.
But most importantly the international community has raised concern
about regime’s nuclear ambitions. Since three months ago the regime has
broken all their agreements with the EU-3 and they have started
converting uranium.
With the latest comments from the regime’s president, Ahmadinejad,
which is not only a threat to the neighboring countries and the region
but to the whole world, the international community should no longer
delay in taking action against the regime.
For many years EU has been conducting a policy of appeasement vis-à-vis
Iran. They said by having dialog and negotiations with the regime they
will achieve reform and moderation. In their negotiations with the
regime EU decided to close their eyes on human rights violations. They
even accepted to put the main opposition, the People’s Mojahedin of
Iran in their list of terrorist organizations as a concession to the
regime.
What are the results? Do we see moderation in Iran? Is there more
freedom of expression and freedom of thought in Iran? Are we seeing
fewer executions in Iran? Have the Iranian regime accepted to abandon
their secret nuclear program?
No, The answer to all this questions is No!
The only party who has gained is the most fascist faction in Iran! This
is the result of appeasing dictators. We have experienced it before
during Hitler. We don’t want to go through it again.
EU must stop appeasing the Iranian Regime. Instead we must support the
opposition. It was through information from People’s Mojahedin that the
world was warned about the secret activities of the Iranian regime.
I think we all owe the Iranian Resistance a great thank you for their
work and for warning the international community of the threats caused
by the regime.
It’s time to wake up! We must be firm with the regime; EU must send a
clear message to Tehran. EU must remove the People’s Mojahedin from the
terror list. This will also send a clear message to the Iranian people
that Europe is on the side of the people and democracy and not on the
side of the criminal mullahs.
This is an insult to the Iranian people to have Ahmadinejad as the
President. I can see you holding many pictures of Maryam Rajavi. I have
personally met her and I found a very charismatic, courageous and a
very intelligent leader. I believe the Iranian people deserve to have
Maryam as their president.
I dedicate my last words to say also hello to the people of Ashraf.
They have been resisting during these two years under enormous
pressures in Iraq and I feel assured with their determination the
regime can never stop them from reaching their freedom and democracy in
Iran.
Thank you all for coming here to our capital - which is also the capital of Europe - to warn the world of a real danger.
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