Terrorist MKO, Expelled from Iraq

We accept our responsibility, we have decided to expel the members of the group -the Mujahedin-e- Khalq Organization (MKO)- from the Iraqi soil. But, the execution of the decision is the duty of the coalition forces, it will be carried out by the next year,? said Iraqi interior minister on Sunday.

The Iraqi interim Interior Minister Nuri al Badran added that the expulsion should be in coordination with the United Nations, Geneva conventions and the UN treaties in this regard.

He also noted that the coalition forces in Iraq are preparing the grounds through which the Western countries would admit the members of the group into their countries.

Al Badran asserted that as far as the Iraqi officials are concerned the Mojahedin issue is finished.

The Iraqi interim interior minister who is currently in Iran termed the issue of the Iranian pilgrims as his main reason for the visit.

The toppled Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein harbored terrorist MKO members during its war against Iran. The MKO has performed many terrorist acts within Iran, killing President Mohammad-Ali Rajaei and Prime Minister Mohammed-Javad Bahonar in 1981.

About extraditing MKO members to Iran, Badran said: “this issue needs to be discussed with the Iranian side. There have been no talks yet.”

Hamid Reza Asefi, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, said in a press conference: “about the MKO’s status in Iraq we have had talks with Iraqi officials. They try to counter Mojahedin with their available authority.”