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Iran-UK: Time for UK government to side with Iranian people - Rajavi |
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Tuesday, 29 November 2005 |
 NCRI, LONDON – Addressing some 30 pre-eminent British Parliamentarians
and renowned jurists in a symposium at the Houses of Parliament today,
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of
Resistance of Iran called for practical steps to de-proscribe the
People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran. The following is the full text
of her message to the symposium:
Let me begin by thanking the initiators of the statement "A Call for
Justice" and organisers of this seminar. This statement is a historic
declaration symbolising the human being conscious for justice. Your
declaration and the extensive participation of members of both Houses
of Parliament in this seminar is an effort to defend values and human
being achievements. Your statement is the voice of law and justice.
Accusing the prime victims of terrorism as terrorist for political and
economical interest is a great injustice. Legal opinion by most
distinguished international jurists make it explicitly clear the terror
tag on the People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran has no legal basis.
the 16 month long investigation by coalition forces in Iraq confirms
the fact that the organisation has no link with terrorism.
The Iranian Resistance condemn terrorism in all its shape. In our view,
any acts that might harm innocent people, under what ever pretext it
might have been conducted, are condemned. However, under the name of
combating terrorism, questioning the legitimate resistance of a nation
is deplorable and must be stopped.
Terror tag on the PMOI has had devastating consequences that must be immediately stopped. The consequences are as follow:
1. It has emboldened the Iranian regime in
suppression and violation of human rights. They use it to justify
executions of those affiliated with the PMOI.
2. It was the justification for making deal to bomb
PMOI bases in Iraq by the coalition forces, which led to dozens being
killed.
3. It has denied the Iranian people of the sacred right to resistance against tyranny.
4. It has harmed the capability of the pivotal force
of the Resistance and is the main obstacle to Iranian people struggle
against religious and terrorist dictatorship ruling Iran.
5. This injustice is a major blow to the rule of law,
an independent judiciary and fundamental rights such as the right to
defence and presumption of innocence in the United Kingdom and
democratic societies.
6. It has harmed the fight against terrorism and has
been a great help to mullahs export of terrorism and fundamentalism.
Because, the PMOI with its democratic and tolerant vision of Islam is
the antidote to fundamentalism and terrorism emanated from it.
Terror tag on the PMOI is the by-product of the failed policy of
appeasement of the mullahs' regime. Continuing the PMOI proscription is
nothing by more concession to the mullahs with serious consequences
both for the region and world peace. The EU policy of appeasement has
let to rise in power of the most hardline faction of the regime. Since
Ahmadinejad became mullahs' president, the regime has stepped up
domestic suppression, hardened its determination to acquire nuclear
weapon, and increased its muddling in Iraq.
The policy of appeasement must be stopped. It is time for the UK
government to side with the Iranian people. Change in Iran is a
necessity and will be realized by Iranian people and their organised
resistance.
I thank you once again for all your efforts in support of the Iranian
resistance and call up on you to take practical steps to de-proscribe
the PMOI.
I am certain that with our joint efforts justice will prevail.
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