The Iraqi foreign minister said that Baghdad was pursuing expulsion of members of the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq..Zebari made the remarks in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali-Akbar Salehi on the sidelines of the ongoing 16th NAM ministerial meeting which started on May 25 and will continue for three days.The two officials reviewed latest developments in the Middle East region and in North Africa as well.
… Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi has not confirmed news reports claiming that Masoud Rajavi, the ringleader of the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization, has been killed. “We have not yet come to the conclusion that he has been killed,” Moslehi told reporters in Tehran on Saturday. Commenting on the situation of the MKO members based at Camp Ashraf, Moslehi stated that the United States and its allies are making attempts to save the MKO, but the members of this terrorist organization must be aware that they have no place in Iraq. The Iraqi government has decided to expel all MKO members within six months …
The families seek the prosecution of the perpetrators of the massacre and want the leaders of the organization to be brought to justice, the report added.They reiterated that the MKO had a hand in the 1991 crackdown of Iraqis. They said that they have evidence at hand proving the MKO’s crimes, adding that they would present the evidence to the Iraqi Judiciary…Saddam’s regime did not rely on its soldiers more than relying on the MKO militants in this particularly respect.
“The MKO members should know their days are numbered, and they have nowhere to stay anymore,” Moslehi was quoted by the IRIB as saying on the sidelines of a ceremony in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Saturday.He made the remark in response to a question by a reporter who had asked him about the expulsion of the MKO/MEK/PMOI members from Camp Ashraf in Iraq and the possibility that some countries may offer to host them..The MKO is also known to have cooperated with ..
Three leaders of the MKO/MEK/PMOI in Camp Ashraf northeast of Baghdad have escaped and surrendered themselves to Iraqi security forces. A source, who asked not to be named, said in a press statement on Wednesday that,”the three leaders were able to escape from Camp Ashraf”, noting that one of the three defectors from the organization is a high ranking member. The source pointed out that”there is information from the Camp New Iraq (formerly Ashraf) which have been confirmed stating the existence of many numbers of those resident in the camp who are trying to get out”.The source said that”dozens of them managed to escape..
Zebari in Baghdad met with EU ambassadors to Iraq and discussed the joint relations and the political situation in Iraq and Arab countries… Minister Zebari reviewed his government’s plans and programs during the next stage. He also addressed the issue of Camp Ashraf, which houses members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization/MKO/MEK/PMOI. Zebari said that the authorities are in full control have taken a series of measures to ensure the provision of humanitarian services, health care and food to residents of the camp …
Shortly after this raid, German MEP Barbara Lochbihler wrote a letter to fellow MEPs and maintaining “the claim by Ashraf residents to be cut off from water supplies was incorrect.” She stated that the “inhabitants of the camp [were] themselves victims of this totalitarian cult”…They said the recent bloodshed at Camp Ashraf “should not … distract us from an objective and level-headed analysis of the PMOI’s track record,” urging “all members [of parliament] to seriously consider the history, actions and behaviour of the PMOI before signing any declarations or letters of support in favour of this group in the future.”
In a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the legislators of five factions in the European Parliament stressed the need for a ‘fair trial for the approximately 50 persons in the camp (Ashraf) wanted by the Iraqi authorities for alleged crimes against humanity.’The MEPs warned European countries against supporting ‘the criminal activities’ of the MKO terrorist group.They reiterated that the MKO/MEK/PMOI was a ‘repressive sect’ whose leaders were involved in massive breaches of human rights.
Reacting to latest US government proposal to relocate the terrorist organization, MKO or Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization, to another place within Iraq’s territory, Iraqi lawmakers have called it another US intervention in country’s internal affairs.The US government has proposed moving the camp of the MKO/MEK/PMOI, known as Camp Ashraf, which is located in the Province of Diyala to another place inside the country.
Iraq’s foreign minister says Baghdad is determined to close Camp Ashraf and expel Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI) terrorists from the country. “We have called on the international community and European countries to accept residents of the Camp Ashraf so the camp could be closed,” Hoshyar Zebari .Earlier in May, the US proposed a plan to relocated Camp Ashraf residents to other parts of Iraq before their final resettlement in third countries.