NCRI – The French Committee for a Democratic Iran has condemned the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988 and demanded that the United nations bring those responsible to justice.
The committee, made up of leading political and human rights figures, issued the call on the 25th anniversary of the genocide of opponents of Iranian regime – most of whom were members of the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
Their statement urged the UN’s human rights rapporteur for Iran Dr Ahmad Shaheed to form a panel of investigators to bring the all those who ordered the mass murders before international tribunals.
The Khomeini regime acted with such ruthless cruelty against the PMOI that even some regime officials, including Khomeini’s successor Ayatollah Montazeri, objected to the killings, the statement said.
It added: “Today Iran has chosen a new President. Democratic nations that crave hope are waiting for meaningful gestures on sensitive files on nuclear weapons and regional security. Short-term diplomatic gestures must be followed up with political acts.
“Among them, condemning the massacre in July and August 1988 would be a major achievement in the face of public opinion in Iran and the rest of the world.
“And regarding the new Iranian President, his choice of Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi as the Minister of Justice is a huge backwards step as he was one of the main decision makers for that massacre who was appointed by Khomeini as a member of the ‘Death committee’ that was responsible for the fate of each and every prisoner.”
