Mr. Malcom Fawler, Lawyer and the representative of British Bar Association, asked for removal of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) from the terrorist list.

In an article in Global Politician website, referring to the verdicts of European Court of Justice and Proscribed Organization appeal Court (POAC) of England for removing terrorist tag off the PMOI, he wrote: Some analysts have termed such continuance of the PMOI terror listing as a continuing attempt by the British Government to appease the Iranian regime. Such analysis may well be correct, but in any event such judgments by competent legal authorities must be implemented if the rule of law is to continue in the way that we know it today.

Not only will a failure to implement these judgments leave the independent authority of our judiciary in deep question, but it will make the general fight against terrorism through the use of blacklists wide open to attack. If terrorism legislation is to be respected and not brought into question, then it is critical that the Government implements the procedures that Parliament has put in place to deal with such matters.

A failure to remove the PMOI from the UK and EU blacklists will leave the entire procedure without a remedy once an organization is victorious in being found to be not concerned in terrorism. Such a situation is wholly unacceptable. For an organization to face such a stance by the UK and EU, after deciding to take a legal route to justify their status, will leave others feeling disillusioned with our democratic system where the rule of law must prevail.

Malcom Fawler concluded: Let us hope that the British Government decides against such an action and decides to abide by the rule of law sooner rather than later, because a failure to do so will leave our entire fight against terrorism a shambles.