More than 600 Iraqi tribal leaders asked for the expulsion of MKO elements from their country.
In the final statement of”Iraqi Tribes’ Broad Meeting”, Iraqi tribes- comprising 85 percent of the social context- stressed the need for the expulsion of terrorist MKO from Iraq for the sake of establishing peace and security in the country.
Following the strong comments of Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, the head of Iraqi parliament, on the illegal presence of terrorist MKO in Iraq, in order to boost the morale of its members, the MKO propaganda system tried to link debates on Mr. Mashhadani’s removal from office to his comments on the MKO; in this regard, they reflected false quotes …
Following a meeting with the secretary general of Habilian Association in Mashhad Seyed Javad Hasheminejad, Mr. Sheikh talked to Mehr News and said:
“The scheduled plan of the government to restrict the terrorist MKO and expel its elements from Iraq shows the faithfulness of the government to its promises on fighting terrorism.”
four Iranian brothers who were detained for 41 months during an FBI terrorism investigation after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks filed a lawsuit Monday in federal court, claiming they were held on false pretenses and were”casualties of the war on terror”. The brothers, Mohammed, Mostafa, Mohsen and Mojtaba Mirmehdi, were detained in October 2001 on the allegations that their names were on a list of people who attended a rally organized by National Council of Resistance
The head of Iraq’s SCIRI described the Mujahidi Khalq organization as an “illegitimate and unconstitutional one.”
The leader of the Iraqi Ruling Parliamentary Majority Abdel-Aziz Al-Hakim told KUNA in an interview that Iraqi authorities and the Iraqi public were determined to maintain ..
“From Iraqi government’s viewpoint, MKO should not stay in Iraq,”said Iraqi ambassador to Iran, Mohammed Majid Al-Sheikh.
..Supreme representative of Iraqi in Iran also said:”We have had negotiations with the international Red Cross to pave the way for their exit.”
“There will be no place for terrorists in the new Iraq and we have considered rules and regulations on the way of treating those who have been involved in the killing of Iraqis,”Shirvan al-Vaeli, Iraq’s national security minister said in an interview with al-Vatan Al-Kuwaitiah.
Asking for the exchange of intelligence
Al-Qarawim, quoting Maryam Rajavi as saying”they used us as hostages”, emphasizes that:”In this interview, Rajavi criticized European countries for their approach toward the MKO and expressed regret that they don’t pay attention to MKO’s requests.”
The letter reads,”Upon instruction from my Government, I have the honor to bring the following to your attention: On 16 June 2006 ,the French Government lifted a series of restrictions against a number of the leading members of a well-known terrorist group , namely the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO).”
This indicates that these few Italian MPs are not aware of MKO’s records and that they should be illuminated, which will be done by our embassy. However, we have said that such move in fact encourage the violence.”