Source: Al-Arabiya TV, December 10, 2009 *
A British parliamentary committee called on Iraq not to expel Iranians residing in Camp Ashraf, located in Diyala province, north of Baghdad. The committee urged Iraq to comply with the Geneva Conventions and not to violate the international law.
The committee discussed the unrest in Iran and the closing deadline for displacement of Camp Ashraf residents who have already experienced bloody attacks that left 11 of residents killed and hundreds of others wounded.
Source: Al-Arabiya TV, December 10, 2009 *
A British parliamentary committee called on Iraq not to expel Iranians residing in Camp Ashraf, located in Diyala province, north of Baghdad. The committee urged Iraq to comply with the Geneva Conventions and not to violate the international law.
The committee discussed the unrest in Iran and the closing deadline for displacement of Camp Ashraf residents who have already experienced bloody attacks that left 11 of residents killed and hundreds of others wounded.
Chairman of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, said: “My message to the Iraqi Government is not to expel Camp Ashraf residents. There is no reason for displacing them. Nouri al-Maliki is carrying out the orders of the Iranian regime. He should not yield to their demands. That is not in the interest of democracy in Iraq. Conceding to the Iranian meddling is not in anyone’s interest. And worst of all, if Maliki orders a violent forced displacement, he will be considered a war criminal and we will file for his prosecution at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
*The text is English translation of the Arabic text of the report by al-Arabia TV
Photo: On 28-29 July 2009 Iraqi security forces attacked Camp Ashraf and 11 residents were killed and hundreds more injured. Another 36 who had been hostage were tortured and beaten. They were released on 7 October in poor health after maintaining a hunger strike throughout the period.
