Open letter to François Hollande, President of the French Republic
Dear President of the French Republic,
Seventeen French citizens, victims of freedom of expression, have just been killed in Paris. Over two centuries, France has paid dearly for this freedom. Yet the flag of freedom remains hoisted in France; this is why it is
M. President, we are former members of the PMOI who were able to free ourselves from this repressive cult. We are trying to reveal the true nature of this group by organizing permitted activities and meetings in Paris. Yet we continue to be attacked and beaten by the Fedayeen of Massoud Rajavi (leader of the PMOI who lived in France between 1981 and 1986), who has publicly called for the deaths of former members of the organization. In meetings held in 1995 in Iraq for the rank and file members, Rajavi explicitly ordered his followers to assassinate former members wherever they are. Since then he has missed no opportunity to repeat that order. The most recent time was November 2, 2014 when, during a Shiite religious holiday, in a video message along with their photographs, he demanded the deaths of 40 former PMOI members. Released in Camp Liberty in Iraq, this message continues to circulate on the Internet.
President of the French Republic,
These former members who are subjected to death threats, reside legally in France, Europe and elsewhere. The wife of Massoud Rajavi, and other PMOI commanders who reside in France, have been tasked with executing this order. The message itself violates French national sovereignty and constitutes incitement to commit murder.
President of the French Republic,
Unfortunately, the headquarters of this dangerous cult is in France, in the department of Val d’Oise, not far from the capital. For three decades the headquarters of the PMOI has been protected by the French government. Enforced segregation, with no contact with the outside world, has allowed the PMOI to conduct sectarian indoctrination and terrorist training in this headquarters, just as in its military bases in Iraq. The self-immolation of several PMOI members following the arrest on 17 June 2003 of their leader (Maryam Rajavi) and a dozen of their senior commanders on terrorism and money laundering charges is just one example of the violence of this organization. Through these acts of violence in the streets of Paris and other European capitals, the PMOI tried to intimidate the French Judiciary to abandon its investigations. An indication of the PMOI’s ongoing violent beliefs is their support for other terrorist groups, even Islamic State which Maryam Rajavi hails as “nomadic and revolutionary Iraqi people.”
President of the French Republic,
The former members of the PMOI have not committed any crime. We have only spoken out about what we lived and suffered for years under the hegemony of this Islamic fundamentalist cult. Like the terrorists who have just murdered French journalists, Massoud Rajavi tries to suppress any dissent to prevent the truth from emerging. We are French citizens as well as residents of Europe and elsewhere. Our lives and our freedom of expression are now threatened by the head of the PMOI and his wife in France.
As you focus on the firm commitment of your government to protect the lives of French citizens and to defend freedom of expression, we draw your attention to the danger posed by this cult training base in Auvers-sur-Oise in the Val d’Oise.
Please accept, M. President of the Republic, the assurance of our highest respect and consideration.
CC:
Ministry of Interior of France
– United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Geneva
– The French media
– Amnesty International
– The International Committee of the Red Cross – Geneva
– European Union chief foreign policy
– Speaker and Members Europe
– Prime Minister of Iraq
– Iraqi Media
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Signatories:
1-Mohammad Karami
2-Ghorbanali Hossenjad
3-Mehrdad Sagharchi
4-Hamid Sistani
5-Ghafor Fatahian
6-Ali Jahani
7-Majid Rohi
8-Ahsan Bidi
9-Niaz Salimi
10-Nilofar Sarfraz
11-Batol Soltani
12-Homeira Mohammadnejad
13-Zahra Moeini
14-Nasrin Abrahimi
15-Shirzad Jalili
16-Hassan KHalaj
17-Eadel Asami
18-Aliakbar Rastguo
19-Seid Amir Movasghi
20-Jamshid Tafrishi
21-Advard Tornado
22-Mahmod Sepahi
23-Mseod KHodabandeh
24-Anne KHodabandeh
25-Mitra Yosefi
26-Visha Karami
27-Ali reza Nasrolrhi
28-Mohammad reza Najarian
29-Mehdi KHoshhal
30-Karim GHolami
31-Abdolkarim Abrahimi
32-Farzad Farzinfar
33-Mohammad hosin Sobhani
34-Milad Ariaiy
35-Mansor Nazari
35-Mehdi Sajodi
37-Shahroz Tajbakhsh
38-Ahmad Mohamadi
39-Ebrahim KHodabandeh
40-Eatefe Nadalian
41-Karim Haghi
42-Mahtab Alipor
43-Daryosh Majlesi
44-Habib KHorami
45-Homayon Kehrzadi
46-Ali GHashghavi
47-Arash Sametipor
48-Nader Naderi
49-Seba SHekarbigi
50-Mojtba Reshdi
51-Saed Soltanpor
52-Hamidreza Solymani
53-Mehdi Nikbakht
54-Mir Baghr Sedaghi
55-Rabeh SHahrokhi
56-Mostfi Mohammadi
57-Mahbobe Hamze
58-Horie Mohammadi
59-Mohammad Mohammadi
60-Morteza Mohammadi
61-Parvin Haji
62-Hassan Ezizi
63-ALF .Mino sephr
64-Vahid Saeidi
65-Mohammad Eraghi
66-Hassan Piransar
67-Mohammad R,,,,,
68-Mohammd reza Armankhah
69-Mina Kermani
70-Emidvar – E.M
71-Hsin Serabi
72-Sadegh Rezaei
73-Hammid Yossefi
74-Soria Ebdoleziz
75-Ebrahim Nasif
76-Sead Samir Ebdolah
77-Ahmad reza SHafiei
78-Hamidreza Bikas
Faryad Azadi, Paris,