Then to transfer all of the items to a smaller section in Ashraf, leave it to the Government of Iraq and then go to Liberty themselves!
According to Kobler’s letter, the Iraqi lawyer then can sell these items in Iraq or to export them to a third country “according to usual export procedures” of Iraq!
It appears that Mr. Kobler is in a rush to award himself the record of facilitating the new Iraqi government’s arrangements to plunder property and deny ownership that was the result of the work of thousands of people over 26 years, by November 29th, when he is due to present his quarterly report on Ashraf to the UN Security Council.
These arrangements are nothing but planning to steal property and deny property rights of Ashraf residents facilitated by Martin Kobler. These arrangements are in clear violation of all international laws and conventions and all promises and written and verbal assurances and agreements over the past year about residents’ property that were stressed upon before the transfer of each and every convoy from Ashraf to Liberty. The movable and immovable property of the residents is assessed to be worth $550 million. (NCRI’s statement of April 20, 2012/ British company agreement, September 5, 2012)
Ashraf residents and their representatives have stated and written on numerous occasions that upon a resolution to the issue of their movable and immovable property in Ashraf, they immediately will go to Liberty at once.
It is evident that the 11-month marathon of denying Ashraf residents ownership rights has reached to its end with the “property arrangements and the relocation of the remaining 100 residents of Camp Ashraf to Camp Hurrya”scenario, which Mr. Kobler today sent out on behalf of the Iraqi government. In short, the facilitator says, offer the meat to the cat expeditiously and go, otherwise expect its dire consequences, i.e. the next massacre!
This is against the ownership rights of the residents over their property according to article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, articles 46 and 55 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, articles 52 and 53 of The Hague Convention, articles 9 and 10 of ICCPR, article 23 of Iraq’s Constitution and articles 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121 and 1147 of Iraq’s Civil laws.
The Iranian resistance opposes these arrangements that are absolutely not acceptable in the strongest terms, and urges the Secretary General to appoint an impartial official to address Ashraf and Liberty file.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
November 22, 2012