NCRI – The International Committee in Search of Justice (ISJ), comprised of over 2,000 parliamentarians on both sides of the Atlantic, condemned the exclusion of Dr. Mutlak from elections in Iraq and called to prevent Iranian regime’s interference in Iraqi elections.
"Exclusion of Dr. Mutlak from elections in Iraq will undermine the legitimacy and credibility of parliamentary elections in that country. This is a pattern of sham elections exported by the Iranian regime to Iraq," the statement by Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, ISJ's president said.
Text of the statement by Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, the President of International Committee in Search of Justice:
Press release
08.01.2010
ISJ condemns exclusion of Dr. Mutlak from in Iraq, calls to prevent Iranian regime’s interference in Iraqi elections
The International Committee of In Search of Justice (ISJ) noted with deep concern reports indicating that Dr. Salih Mutlak and the Iraqi National Dialogue Front have been excluded from the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq. This has caused widespread anxiety in the European Parliament and parliaments in democratic countries. There are many indications that this is a foul plot by the Iranian regime that is extremely frightened of a free and democratic election in Iraq. One of the objectives of the visit to Iraq by the regime’s Foreign Minister was to exclude Dr. Mutlak from taking part in elections.
A free parliamentary election in Iraq will lead to elimination of the regime’s proxies from many posts in the state and therefore to cutting off the arms of the mullahs in Iraq. The clerical regime has turned Iraq into a field for its terrorist and fundamentalist objectives. Exclusion of Dr. Mutlak from elections in Iraq will undermine the legitimacy and credibility of parliamentary elections in that country. This is a pattern of sham elections exported by the Iranian regime to Iraq. We strongly condemn this undemocratic move and call on the United Nations, the U.S. Government and the European Union to intervene and prevent exclusion of Dr. Mutlak and other democratic forces from taking part in the elections and not allow the future of Iraq to sink in darkness and violence.
While millions of people are calling for regime change in the streets of Iran, we should not allow the ominous policies of the regime to be imposed upon Iraq.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras
President of ISJ
Vice President of European Parliament
