February 11 Uprising – Statement no. 4
NCRI – According to reports from the Social Headquarters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the country, the persistence of the popular uprising over the past eight months, and specifically the protests on the day of Ashura (December 27) with the slogans of “death to dictator,” “death to Khamenei,” and “death to the principle of velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule),” have prompted increasing cases of defections and disarray among the Iranian regime’s suppressive forces.
According to reports obtained from inside the Iranian regime, the injuries of 189 agents of the special units of the State Security Forces (SSF) during the Ashura day uprising, particularly the injuries sustained by Brig. Gen. Rajabzadeh, the commander of Greater Tehran’s SSF, after he was beaten up by a brave female protestor, have brought serious demoralization among agents of this suppressive organ.
February 11 Uprising – Statement no. 4
NCRI – According to reports from the Social Headquarters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the country, the persistence of the popular uprising over the past eight months, and specifically the protests on the day of Ashura (December 27) with the slogans of “death to dictator,” “death to Khamenei,” and “death to the principle of velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule),” have prompted increasing cases of defections and disarray among the Iranian regime’s suppressive forces.
According to reports obtained from inside the Iranian regime, the injuries of 189 agents of the special units of the State Security Forces (SSF) during the Ashura day uprising, particularly the injuries sustained by Brig. Gen. Rajabzadeh, the commander of Greater Tehran’s SSF, after he was beaten up by a brave female protestor, have brought serious demoralization among agents of this suppressive organ.
the future and consequences of its crimes and due to the hatred expressed by people in Iran, the anti-riot unit of the SSF displayed a dramatically weaker reaction that in the past on Ashura day. The representative of the mullahs’ Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, at SSF has requested a meeting of the agents with Khamenei himself to boost morale.
SSF commanders complain that the regime’s leaders issue “orders of treating [protestors] like in Kahrizak [death camp]” to curb the protests, but as soon as the crimes committed like the ones in Kahrizak prison are exposed, the SSF comes under fire and people beat up its agents during protests.
The SSF and the paramilitary Bassij are also pointing the finger of blame at each other saying the other party has been the cause of the regime’s deteriorating situation and its defeat especially during the December 7 and December 27 uprisings.
One of the biggest challenges for the commanders of the so-called “Mohammad Rasulollah” Corps, which is responsible for Tehran’s security, has been protests and complaints by families of Bassij paramilitary agents against the deployment of their kids to scenes of suppression and clashes with protestors. The agents, who have been employed by the Bassij Force in search of better pay, special privileges and the mullahs’ propaganda, flee the scenes of popular protests after being confronted with courageous demonstrators. The casualties among Bassij and other suppressive forces during the uprisings have compounded the worries and fear of their families.
According to private memos from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), defections and fatigue among Bassij agents due to constant and longer term missions and the need to be on alert are on the rise. There have been requests made to Brig. Gen. Hossein Hamedani, the commander of the Mohammad Rasulollah Corps, to put quotas on the use of Bassij forces and deploy them on a limited basis.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
February 10, 2010
