Families of Terror Victims Urge EU to Deal With MKO
TEHRAN (Dispatches) – A group of families of terror victims have called on EU institutions take legal action against the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO), a terrorist group that has murdered thousands of Iranians.
In an open letter, they have addressed EU officials after MKO leader Massoud Rajavi reportedly ordered the group’s terror cells to intensify their acts against Iran.
A recent statement attributed to Rajavi, who is presumed dead, invited top Iranian leaders to attend an international court case with him.
Massoud Khodabandeh, a former high-ranking MKO member, joked in a tweet that it is unusual for a person to go nuts after they have died.
"We are the families of the victims of assassinations and violence of the terrorist group Mujahedin Khalq Organization who lost our children, parents and grandparents in targeted and blind operations of this group,” the letter read, according to Habilian Association, an Iranian human rights NGO.
"The families of terror victims in Iran call on all international authorities and institutions in the European Union to, along with restricting the activities of this group in Europe, prosecute the leaders of this terrorist group in an international court with the presence of their victims,” they said.
According to the letter, Rajavi’s order depicts a "violent strategy” toward a court hearing on March 8 and 9, 2021, during which a number of former members filed a complaint about years of torture and violation of human rights by the group.
They said the MKO’s recent activities proved that it is still a "militant cult” and very far away from an "opposition group,” citing Rajavi’s recent order to the terror cells to identify Iranian citizens working in judicial and military institutions and "execute justice on them.”
In their letter, the families said, "We also declare our full readiness to cooperate in this process by providing the required documents to the responsible institutions.”
The MKO has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials since victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. Out of the nearly 17,000 Iranians killed in terrorist attacks over the past four decades, about 12,000 have fallen victim to the MKO’s acts of terror.
During former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s war on Iran, MKO members were armed and equipped by Iraq to fight against Iran.
Washington and the European Union have removed the MKO from their lists of terrorist organizations. The anti-Iran terrorists enjoy freedom of activity in the U.S. and Europe, and even hold meetings with American and EU officials.
A few years ago, MKO members were relocated from their Camp Ashraf in Iraq’s Diyala province and later sent to Albania, where they now reside and continue their anti-Iran activities.
In an open letter, they have addressed EU officials after MKO leader Massoud Rajavi reportedly ordered the group’s terror cells to intensify their acts against Iran.
A recent statement attributed to Rajavi, who is presumed dead, invited top Iranian leaders to attend an international court case with him.
Massoud Khodabandeh, a former high-ranking MKO member, joked in a tweet that it is unusual for a person to go nuts after they have died.
"We are the families of the victims of assassinations and violence of the terrorist group Mujahedin Khalq Organization who lost our children, parents and grandparents in targeted and blind operations of this group,” the letter read, according to Habilian Association, an Iranian human rights NGO.
"The families of terror victims in Iran call on all international authorities and institutions in the European Union to, along with restricting the activities of this group in Europe, prosecute the leaders of this terrorist group in an international court with the presence of their victims,” they said.
According to the letter, Rajavi’s order depicts a "violent strategy” toward a court hearing on March 8 and 9, 2021, during which a number of former members filed a complaint about years of torture and violation of human rights by the group.
They said the MKO’s recent activities proved that it is still a "militant cult” and very far away from an "opposition group,” citing Rajavi’s recent order to the terror cells to identify Iranian citizens working in judicial and military institutions and "execute justice on them.”
In their letter, the families said, "We also declare our full readiness to cooperate in this process by providing the required documents to the responsible institutions.”
The MKO has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials since victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. Out of the nearly 17,000 Iranians killed in terrorist attacks over the past four decades, about 12,000 have fallen victim to the MKO’s acts of terror.
During former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s war on Iran, MKO members were armed and equipped by Iraq to fight against Iran.
Washington and the European Union have removed the MKO from their lists of terrorist organizations. The anti-Iran terrorists enjoy freedom of activity in the U.S. and Europe, and even hold meetings with American and EU officials.
A few years ago, MKO members were relocated from their Camp Ashraf in Iraq’s Diyala province and later sent to Albania, where they now reside and continue their anti-Iran activities.