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22 MKO ringleaders await prosecution

Nejat SocietyApril 5, 20090104 views

Iraqi courts will prosecute top members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI/MEK) on the charge of killing civilians in the country.”The Iraqi government has urged 22 leaders of the anti-Iran MKO group to appear in court to be held accountable for their crimes,”head of the Center for Iraq Media Development, Adnan al-Seraj, as saying on Saturday. .The Iraqi government now seeks the expulsion or separation of the MKO, which it holds responsible for attempting to destabilize the country

MKO desperate for Arab support

Nejat SocietyApril 4, 2009071 views

Head of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization Maryam Rajavi urges the participants of the Arab summit in Doha to support MKO terrorists. In a letter to Arab leaders attending the summit in Qatar, Rajavi rallied support for the anti-Iran group which is on the verge of losing its Iraq headquarters and training site, Camp Ashraf, located in Diyala Province.

Iraq in talks with Australia to relocate MKO

Nejat SocietyMarch 31, 2009091 views

Iraq is in talks with Australia, seeking an alternative place for the MKO/PMOI/MEK members as Baghdad has decided to shut down the group’s headquarters. National Security Advisor Mowaffaq al-Rubaie has initiated efforts to persuade the Australian government to accommodate members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), al-Bayyina al-jadida daily reported.

Countdown for MKO departure

Nejat SocietyMarch 30, 2009079 views

Iraq has warned that the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) has outstayed its welcome in the country and is obliged to pack its bags. Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffaq al-Rubaie said at a Friday news conference that the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) had to leave Iraq soon but did not give any time-frame … The MKO, blacklisted as a terrorist organization by many international entities and countries

Europe begins transfer of MKO terrorists

Nejat SocietyMarch 29, 2009079 views

The first group of MKO terrorists has reportedly been transferred to Europe after their training ground in Iraq came under threat. The group, comprised of 64 senior members of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization, were transferred from Jordan to an unknown European state by two military planes, the Tabnak website reported.

Iraqi official to warn over violations in Camp Ashraf

Nejat SocietyMarch 26, 2009076 views

In a Sunday statement, Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffaq al-Rubaie asked MKO/MEK/PMOI leaders to stop using”torture tactics”against members who want to leave the organization.”The MKO violates the freedom of speech in all possible ways. It does not even follow human rights when dealing with its own members,”the statement said.

MKO’s Camp Ashraf under Iraqi siege

Nejat SocietyMarch 17, 2009072 views

Iraqi forces have surrounded MKO’s Camp Ashraf, after Baghdad vowed to shut down the camp and end the group’s presence in the country.”Iraqi soldiers [have taken] positions around Camp Ashraf since Thursday after the MKO [terrorists] refused to evacuate a building inside their camp,”an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity on Monday.

MKO: Past, Present, Future

Nejat SocietyMarch 1, 2009096 views

This TV documentary reviews on the terrorist MKO’s past atrocious history, its collaboration with the Iraqi ousted dictator and its present situation in Camp Ashraf in Iraq. Following the Iraqi government’s decision to close Camp Ashraf the group is facing an unclear future.

UK sees MKO as terrorists despite court ruling

Nejat SocietyFebruary 21, 2009065 views

Downing Street still considers the anti-Iran Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) as a terrorist group, says the British justice secretary. ..Straw said he sorely regrets the British court ruling which de-proscribed the grouplet from the country’s terror blacklist. “When I was the home secretary, I said it was a terrorist group and the parliament agreed. The difficulty is that there is an independent kind of court which can make the final decisions out of the law.

Egypt gives green light to MKO camp

Nejat SocietyFebruary 18, 2009059 views

The MKO, which identifies itself as a Marxist-Islamist guerilla army, has carried out acts of terror against Iranian nationals and officials. Outlawed in Iran, the group was relocated to Iraq and allegedly assisted former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the massacre of thousands of Iraqi civilians in the 1990s…Baghdad seeks to expel the members of the terrorist group from the country. MKO leaders, meanwhile, are scrambling to woo regional countries to establish a foothold in the region.