US Congressman: The Iranian regime has no legitimacy

NCRI – Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Michigan, highlighted the Iranian regime’s lack of legitimacy among the population and the international community in a July 21 floor speech. He made the remarks as he stood by a portrait of Taraneh Moussavi, a young girl who was slain during the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising.

NCRI – Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Michigan, highlighted the Iranian regime’s lack of legitimacy among the population and the international community in a July 21 floor speech. He made the remarks as he stood by a portrait of Taraneh Moussavi, a young girl who was slain during the Iranian people’s nationwide uprising.

Rep. McCotter said: “I'd ask Supreme Leader Khamenei to look at this picture. Her name is Taraneh Mousavi. She was arrested near Ghoba Mosque. … After her arrest, she was raped, sodomized and tortured by her captors, taken to a hospital in a coma, and it was there that she died. Upon her death, her body was removed to the outskirts of Karaj Qasim where, to prevent an autopsy, it was burned.”

“She came from a religious family. Taraneh was only 19 and an only child. Her family has been threatened to keep quiet … Why? Because here's the truth denied by Khamenei and his misogynistic, murderous regime: Your referendum has been held and you have failed your test. Taraneh and Neda condemn you as the despicable killers of women. You have no legitimacy either in the eyes of the Iranian people or in the eyes of the civilized world. You are doomed by your own hands, and it is but a matter of time until your regime collapses and the Iranian people breathe free.”