The British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom condemned the ‘outrageous repressive action’ since August 10, and warned of the risk of loss of life in summer temperatures of up to 50C.
The committee called for the UK, US and United Nations to force Iraq to end the siege by Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki’s special forces, acting at the behest of the Iranian regime.
Their statement said: “A criminal Iraqi Army officer called Heidar Azzab Mashi, who has already been summoned by the Spanish National Court for his role in two previous massacres in Camp Ashraf, along with a number of agents of the Iranian regime’s Quds Force, are supervising the implementation of these atrocities.
“According to an official letter by the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative dated 6 September 2012, one hundred residents will remain in Camp Ashraf until all of their property in Ashraf is sold. However, Iraq’s aim through this criminal action is to force the 100 Camp Ashraf residents to give in so their property can be seized and they can be massacred.
“Cutting off water, electricity and food to refugees who are protected persons under international law constitutes a crime against humanity and the perpetrators must face justice and be held accountable.
“We call on the UK and US governments and the UN to ensure the safety and security of the Ashraf residents and to force Al-Maliki to abide by international law and to end this criminal siege immediately by reconnecting the water and electricity and allowing the entry of food.”
The British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom is made up of over one hundred MPs and Peers and has the support of a majority of MPs and over 200 Members of the House of Lords.
Photo: A power station in Ashraf has electricity but the Iraqis are cutting off the electricity to the living quarters in the camp.