News on the MEK

Germany will not take in MKO members

A German official says the Berlin government will not house members of the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI/MEK) currently based in Iraq. “No MKO member in Camp Ashraf is awarded with German residency. There are currently no plans to receive members of the group in Germany,” the German Foreign Ministry spokesperson

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MKO denies members to choose next stay

The leaders of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) have refused to allow a group affiliated to the Iraqi ministry of human rights to access the residents of Camp Ashraf, the MKO’s headquarters in the Iraqi province of Diyala, Farsnews agency reported on Monday.. the human rights team was trying to get in contact with the members of the terrorist group to ask their opinion on an alternative place to go to as the Iraqi government has decided to shut down their headquarters

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Iraqis preparing to expel MKO

The Iraqi administration has made the necessary provisions to expel members of the terrorist Mojahedin Khalgh Organization (MKO) from Iraq, the Asharq Alawsat newspaper reported on Sunday. .Mowaffak al-Rubaie, has not allowed doctors to enter the Camp Ashraf, the MKO headquarters, to put pressure on the group to leave Iraq soon. .The Washington Post had earlier quoted al-Rubaie as saying that his government plans to move members of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization from its sanctuary to a location where leaders and “brainwashed cult members” will be separated and the latter “detoxified”.

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22 MKO ringleaders await prosecution

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

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The US’s position on the disposition of Camp Ashraf

..the disposition of Camp Ashraf was given a full transfer to the responsibility of the Iraqis on February the 20th. We continue to monitor the situation to ensure that the residents of Camp Ashraf are treated in accordance with Iraq’s constitution and international obligations. .Although the United States Government remains engaged on this issue, responsibility for resolving the situation at the camp rests with the Government of Iraq at this time.

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Iraqi security adviser discusses MKO

Rubay’i says about 1,000 of them have US and European passports and resident permits or political asylum status in the United States and in Europe and they can go there, noting that”900 women are in the camp,”and adding that they can return them to Iran, but stressing that”we will not send anyone to Iran against his will.”..

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Interpol issues arrest warrant for 12 MKO members

Interpol has issued arrest warrant for 12 members of the terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) for involvement in ‘illegal’ operations, wrote an Iraqi daily.Al-Sabah in its Monday issue quoted a judicial source in Iraqi Diyala province as saying that 12 of the terrorist MKO/PMOI/MEK members are accused of being involved in ‘illegal’ operations, including kidnapping.

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Iraq in talks with Australia to relocate MKO

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.

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World should take clear stance in dealing with terrorism

In a face to face meeting of the Cabinet with people of 17th, 18th, 19th municipality districts of Tehran, he added that the Iraq government has the choice to take a decision regarding expulsion of MKO/PMOI/MEK from its territory. Countries claiming to fight terrorism should not deal with terrorist group whose hands are stained with Iranians’ bloods in a double-standard manner, he said.

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Countdown for MKO departure

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

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