The hostages are in Baghdad and in control of the prime ministry and expected to be extradited to Iran via al-Amara
NCRI – The seven Camp Ashraf residents who were taken hostage by Iraqi forces during the September 1 massacre in Camp Ashraf are presently held in a location near Baghdad Airport. They are expected to be extradited to the clerical dictatorship ruling in Iran, via the Iraqi town of al-Amara.
The terrorist Qods Force has great influence and control over al-Amara. The Iranian regime’s consul and deputy consul in Basra and al-Amara are playing a very active role in the arrest and torture of Iranian refugees in the region and have extradited many of them.
During the September 1 massacre, seven Camp Ashraf residents were arrested by Iraqi forces and transferred to the other side of Ashraf’s northern berm. The route are being completely controlled by Iraqi forces.
Later they were transferred to Baghdad using other vehicles. The seven hostages are being held in a place near Baghdad Airport by forces affiliated to the Iraqi prime ministry.
Hostages are all ‘Protected Persons’ under the Fourth Geneva Convention and as stipulated by the High Commissioner for Refugees are asylum-seekers and ‘people of concern’ that enjoy international protection.
The Iranian Resistance calls on the U.S. President and Secretary of State, the UN Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Refugees who bear direct responsibility for their safety and security of to act immediately to secure their release and prevent their extradition.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
September 10, 2013
