Former MKO Members' Seminar
 

Iraneayandeh website
June 17, 2004

On June 17, 2003, justice went on to fight a terrorist cult and its leaders and MKO tried to run away from law and justice by self-immolations and by chantage. In the anniversary of this day, former MKO members held a press conference in Paris and revealed the real face of this terrorist cult and supported the move of France headed by Judge Bruguiere.

In this seminar, which was held in Forest Hill Hotel, more than 80 political activist, most of whom from former members of organization and also foreigners, exchanged views about Mojahedin-e khalq. More than 10 correspondents from different news agencies took report of the meeting.

In this conference, association of "Traditional Iran-shiny Future" was introduced by some members at first. Then, the book "Chantage", which is about self-immolations last year, was introduced by Mr. Mehdi Khoshhad who has gathered it. He devoted the book to the brave French Judge Bruguiere.

Then a documentary about secret relations of Masoud Rajavi and MKO leaders with Iraqi intelligence services, about receiving weapons and money by MKO, and about Saddam's written appreciations of Massoud for suppressing Kurds and Shiites and … was shown. Farhad Javaheri Yar stressed on the important role of former members in revealing the nature of this organization and its close ties with former Iraqi intelligence services. Mr. Tayebi, then, gave explanations about shooting the scenes of secret meetings by Iraq intelligence services and that it was directly ordered by Saddam.

In this conference, Ali Akbar Sherbaf and Ali Ghashghavi, former members who spent several years in Abu Ghraib Prison, told of being imprisoned and tortured by Mojahedin then being given to Iraq security system. They stressed that all of what happened to them were ordered by Maryam Rajavi. They said: "Iraqi guards told us that Madam (namely Maryam Azdanloo) has ordered us to welcome you (namely torture and beating). Report of these victims was so horrible that attendees were affected.

In the conference, Abbas Sadeghi Nezhad, Ardeshir Parhizkari, Karim Haghi, and Farhad Javaheri answered the questions of reporters.

Parhizkari described the real nature of Mojahedin and warned about the presence of this dangerous cult in the world. He said a group that can take to streets its members by brainwashing and order them to set themselves on fire is ready to set the world on fire.

Sadeghi Nejad talked about the MKO's prison and inhumane acts in prison and imprisoning of more than 500 dissent members in 1994, which led to the killing of Parviz Ahmadi and Ghorban Ali Torabi and several other suspected killings.

Karim Haghi gave account about filing complaint against Maryam Qajar and Masoud Rajavi and others in French Court.

Masoud Khodabandeh, one of former guards of Maryam Azdanlou, talked about the role of Maryam in assassination of innocent people and about the violent nature of her in suppressing dissent members.

Mr. Mohammed Taghadosi, Opera singer, expressed his regret over years of cooperation with Mojahedin and of inhumane acts of this organization. Consequently, he preformed an Italian song and devoted it to Ms. Robabeh Shahrokhi. This performance affected everyone.

In this meeting, Mr. Jamshid Tahmasebi, one of former members, gave detailed explanations about MKO's current status and that it does whatever it can to its name from terrorists list.

Ms. Mitra Yousefi, one of MKO defectors and wife of Hassan Nayeb Agha discussed the position of women in the organization. Ms. Yousefi gave examples and explained that the biggest pride of high-ranking women in organization is that they become the slave of Maryam and this is an offense to Iranians who are free and honorable.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Taghadosi performed "Ei Iran" song and attendees accompanied him.