Commemoration
ceremony for martyrs of Ashraf massacre and call on the United States and the
UN Security Council by Maryam Rajavi for:
Urgent action for immediate release and return
of seven hostages, deployment of blue helmets in Ashraf and Liberty, and
independent international investigation to prevent recurrence of crime against
humanity
On Friday,
September 6, in a ceremony commemorating martyrs of the September 1st
massacre in Ashraf, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian
Resistance called on the United States, the UN Secretary-General, and the
Security Council to act urgently to expeditiously free and return the seven
PMOI members taken hostage by Maliki’s forces. She underscored that this crime
once again proved a reality that the Iranian Resistance has been reiterating
since 2008, namely that the Iraqi forces are in no way competent to protect
Ashraf residents and therefore, to prevent recurrence of the massacre and crime
against humanity, and to provide the minimum guarantee for protection of Ashraf
and Liberty residents, it is necessary for UN blue helmets to be stationed in
Ashraf and Liberty.
Rajavi said:
“Forming an international fact-finding mission and conducting impartial and comprehensive
investigation into the massacre of September 1st in Ashraf is an
imperative step to prevent recurrence of crime against humanity in Ashraf and
Camp Liberty. Had these investigations been conducted by UN and U.S. after the
July 2009 and or April 2011, today, the criminals would have thought twice
before resorting to such a massacre and would have paid a much higher price.”
Mrs. Rajavi
added: “Three missile attacks on Camp Liberty in the recent seven months have
left no doubt about its insecurity. Camp Liberty may be targeted by the next
missile attack at any moment and vital measures to provide its security such as
returning of the T-walls; transfer of helmets, protective vests, and medical
equipment; and expansion of camp’s area are urgent.”
Maryam Rajavi
warned the U.S. government, the European Union, and the United Nations on the
absence of an urgent action regarding this massacre and the collective and
extrajudicial executions and stated that this inaction and turning of a blind
eye on this massacre would solely embolden the commanders and operatives of
these crimes. She emphasized: “This inaction is while all 52 martyrs of the
Ashraf massacre and the seven hostages have been protected persons under the
Fourth Geneva Convention and as repeatedly stipulated by the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees are asylum-seekers and ‘people of concern’.”
Mrs. Rajavi
stressed: “The 52 individuals killed in the September 1st massacre
were part of the one-hundred people who remained in Ashraf according to a quad-lateral
agreement between Ashraf residents, the United States, the United Nations, and
the Iraqi government to protect residents’ properties.”
President-elect
of the Iranian Resistance added: “Because of the great internal and external
crises, the regime of the Velayat-e faqih that is on the verge of demise and
its puppet government in Iraq, are more than ever in need of and poised for
such bloody and criminal attacks. They have prepared operation plans for these
attacks and absent effective international reaction, will implement their
ominous intents.”
Secretariat
of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
September 6,
2013
