Stuttgarter Nachrichten, 18 Sep 2013, (translated from German) – Horst Teltschik, president of the Munich Security Conference (1999-2008) issued an urgent call to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle saying the threat of a humanitarian disaster exists, similar to the September 1 massacre that took place in another refugee camp in Iraq, being Camp Ashraf. In this attack 52 Iranian Resistance fighters were clearly executed. This massacre was most likely carried out by Iraqi Interior Minister Special Forces, he added.
Camp Liberty has remained insecure, he continued, adding because these Iranians are left without any protection against attackers due to the fact that the United Nations has no permanent stay in this camp.
Teltschik called on the German federal government to specifically place its efforts to save the lives of seven Iranian exiles clearly abducted as refugees during the September 1 massacre. If they are returned to Iran they will face imminent death, he emphasized.
Former Bundestag speaker Rita Sussmuth is also very active in this issue. This Christian Democrat politician said, “The German federal government must in a joint effort with other governments get a guarantee that the seven hostages will be released. Additionally, Camp Liberty must be effectively protected against future attacks.”
Teltschik believes future attacks against Camp Liberty are predictable, in the same way the attacks against Camp Ashraf were foreseeable.
The German Foreign Ministry said the German federal government in its internal assessments strongly believes the seven abducted hostages are most probably in the custody of the Iraqi government.