What happened 29 years ago in Iran, and why after all
these years, we are witnessing a crisis and a rising conflict among rival
factions in the ruling class over that in Iran?
Throughout
the summer of 1988 in Iran, some 30,000 political prisoners, the bulk of whom
were MEK members or sympathizers, were executed. This year marks the 29th
anniversary of that horrible Crime Against Humanity.
Last summer,
an audio tape was revealed by the son of Hossein-Ali Montazeri.
On August 9, 2016, the recording was heard for the first time, and thereon
Khomeini’s former heir can be heard telling a gathering of members of the
“Death Committee” that they're winding up a crime against humanity, 28 years
ago, on august 15, 1988. Wrote M. Hakamian in INU on June 24, 2017 and the
following are excerpts of the article.
The
tape sent shockwaves through Iran, as it adds new knowledge of the breadth and
scope of the massacre and confirms that it involved the highest levels of
leadership. For more than two decades silence has been imposed in regards to
the massacre because, you see, Iranian leaders who held positions of power at
that time, members of the notorious Death Commission, are still in leadership
positions today.
They
have never faced justice for committing this horrific crime against humanity.
Hossein-Ali
Montazeri, who was consequently dismissed as the heir by Khomeini, and
subsequently spent the rest of his life under house arrest, for the very
remarks heard on the audio tape, tells members of the Death Commission, who
include Hossein-Ali Nayyeri, the sharia judge, Morteza Eshraqi, the prosecutor,
Ebrahim Raeesi, deputy prosecutor, and Mostafa Pourmohammadi, representative of
the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), “The greatest crime committed
during the reign of the Islamic Republic, for which history will condemn us, has
been committed by you. Your (names) will in the future be etched in the annals
of history as criminals.” He adds, “Executing these people while there have
been no new activities (by the prisoners) means that … the entire judicial
system has been at fault.”
Following release of the audio tapes, the Iranian Resistance initiated a worldwide movement, and through the last ten months each within and outside Iran, have created a large momentum against the continued violation of human rights in Iran.
Regarding
the recent revelations, Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian
Resistance, described the audio recording as an historical document. Mrs.
Rajavi said that the recording attests to the strength of the Mojahedin
(PMOI/MEK) political prisoners’ rejection of surrender, to their admirable
allegiance and the perseverance of their commitment to the Iranian people. She
called the recording “irrefutable evidence that leaders of the mullahs are
responsible for crimes against humanity and the unprecedented genocide.”
In
February 2017, Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI),
revealed the main points of diverse mass graves in Iran. Page 349 of the JVMI
report, “Inquiry into the 1988 mass executions in Iran”, refers to the mass
grave close to the Behesht Abad burial site in Ahvaz. Then, Amnesty
International revealed a point on June one, 2017 on its web site, warning that
the Iranian authorities is also trying to desecrate a mass grave web site in
Ahvaz, southern Asian nation in a shot to destroy important rhetorical proof,
and sabotage opportunities for justice for the mass killings of political
prisoners that happened across the country in 1988.
While
Iranian officials attempt to counter the results of those revelations, growing
sympathy for MEK members WHO were the main victims of this atrocious massacre,
and increased popularity of the opposition movement have resulted, instead.
In
recent months, following a report revealed by The Iranian Ministry of
Intelligence, regarding the power and progress of the People’s MojahedinOrganization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), officials have admitted the Iranian youth
has tended toward the attraction of the Mojahedin (MEK), additionally because
the status of the Mojahedin at home and at the international level.
The
director general of a state funded Habilian Foundation, Hashemi Nejad, stated,
“We have control over 300 exhibitions against MEK| in Iran up to now. These
days, MEK is getting recognized as a number one institute in defending Human
Rights,” He intercalary that the duty currently, is to debate Human Rights
problems against MEK since Iranian youths area unit the target of MEK. In step
with Intelligence Ministry officers, an in depth analysis report against MEK,
of quite 8 to 1000 words, has recently been revealed in the Habilian web site,
affiliated to the Ministry.
“The
Mojahedin Organization (MEK) is after… total change and removal of the
Velayat-e faqih system in Iran…,” states the report.
It
additionally discusses the role of MEK in exposing the Iranian’s administration
secret comes to get nuclear weapons, saying, “Following exposure of the problem
(nuclear weapons program), the media revealed reports during this regard and
this was the start of a significant crisis that resulted within the adoption of
many resolutions and sanctions with the devastating effects that area unit
still continued.”
The
Intelligence Ministry reminded the general public of the role of Mojahedin in
the 2009 revolt, and admitted its worry of uprisings and revolts being tied to
the nationwide resistance and to the Mojahedin, and wrote, “Mojahedin (MEK)…
were still searching for a chance to strike the Islamic Republic of Iran, till
the beginning of 2009 elections followed by the road riots, the cluster
appropriated the chance and issued statements and messages to preparethe bottom
for achieving their goals… one among the goals (of the MEK) in 2009 election
was to get rid of Velayat-e faqih and change the regime.”
The
Mojahedin’s advancement in the international arena was additionally noted, “…In
addition, members of the (MEK) organization hold conferences in France from
time to time… in the recent years, the Mojahedin organization has control
campaign and conferences in each international events and communities, together
with the United Nations, against the country and also the system.”
The
report complete by describing the strategies to confront the MEK, such as,
“Introducing and totally distinctive the (MEK) organization (i.e. which means
distorting the image of the organization)… to stop, during this means,
individuals and new members from connection the organization which might result
in exaggerated injury to the system,” and intercalary, “Strengthening the
borders and increasing the country’s defense power: By this action, we will} stop
entry of the MEK members into the country… and then we are going to be able to
avert and keep off the enemies of the system outside the borders.”
These
confessions seem to indicate the facility, with reference to social
additionally as standard standing, of the foreign terrorist organization and
NCRI area unit welcome by the Iranian youth.
After
the Mullahs were unable the failure to destroy the MEK by blockade and missile
attacks, and also the Mojahedin were able to maintain the integrity of their
organization and transfer themselves to a secure place, the regime is
frightened, and that they try to frighten the Iranian individuals with warnings
regarding the danger of Mojahedin.
In
another report, revealed in Habilian web site, the Intelligence Ministry expressed
that intellectual (thought) danger of unarmed MEK is far quite the threat of
armed MEK.
In
an interview with Vatan Emrouz, september four, 2016, the Secretary General of
the Habilian establishment, that could be a branch of the Intelligence
Ministry, mohammad Javad Hashemi Nejad, had previously warned regarding the
danger of the MEK revelations, stating, “Mojahedin within the areas of human
rights and connectedproblems are present within the European Parliament and
within the U.S. and any places wherever there's opposition to the system …MEK
could be a dangerous force…”
This
sense of danger is also attributed to the actual fact that the surge in power
of the MEK has coincided with the divisiveness inside the Velayat-e faqih
system, additionally because the unrest, within the type of immensely
increasing protests and demonstrations, in Iranian society.
The
assistance to the West by the foreign terrorist organization had power-assisted
the West in revealing Iran’s secret nuclear missiles programme was additionally
highlighted. to prevent the youth from connection the foreign terrorist
organization, the Regime makes an attempt to gift a twisted read of the
Resistance Forces, that is that the reason behind the exhibitions and flicks
like “Magaraye Nimroz”, a movie by state run media, on screen currently.
However,
within the thick of the info and exaggeration close it, a political analyst
attacked the film. Sadegh Zibakalam, a social science faculty member at Teheran
State University, associate degreed an associate of former President Ali Akbar
Hashemi Rafsanjani, WHO was additionally answerable for dispatching of
university students to war with Iraq throughout 80’s, criticized the film. He
said, “The events during this picture show don't seem to be reciting the truth
of what is going on between the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and MEK therein
era, we tend toarea unit condemnatory MEK, however haven't asked why MEK fought
back? As if they did it for no reason! This film is attempting to imply that
IRGC agents were kind and caring for humanity, (this isn't true) we tend to
killed thousands of MEK members with none trials, similar to the killers of
imaum Hossain (a seventh century revolutionary Muslim leader WHO created the
last word sacrifice for social justice within the face of corruption and
tyranny).” Zibakalam’s confession clearly shows the impotency of such desperate
moves to alter the MEK.
In
their recap of the report, The National Council of Resistance of Asian nation(NCRI) wrote, “The truth is that once the Mullahs were unable to destroy the
MEK by cold-blooded blockade and missile attacks, and Mojahedin were able to
maintain the integrity of their organization and transfer themselves to a
secure place, the Mullahs area unit frightened currently. that's why the
mullahs often yowl and whimper regarding the danger of MEK.”
“This
worry and sense of danger is especially attributable to the actual fact that
the power and cohesion of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran has
coincided on the one hand with the weakness and supreme decay of the Velayat-e
faqih system and also the crises engulfing the upper class, and on the opposite
hand by the actual fact that Iran’s society is on the verge of explosion and
prepared for insurrection and revolution and is just looking ahead to a spark,”
they wrote.
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