Chairman of British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom on the POAC decision that the government’s refusal to lift the ban on the PMOI is “perverse” and that the ban should be removed

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Chairman of British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom on the POAC decision that the government’s refusal to lift the ban on the PMOI is “perverse” and that the ban should be removed

December 2, 2007

British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom in a press release regarding the British court’s ruling for annulment of the terror tag against the PMOI announced:
This is a historic day on the road to freedom and democracy for the Iranian people.
It signals that they do not stand alone and that we are on their side rather than on the side of those who have stolen freedom from them in the name of menacing Islamic fundamentalism. ”

The statement added: “Iran will be free. This decision brings that day nearer and makes the mullahs no more than an historic nightmare.

“This is also a landmark day for the majority of Members of Parliament and more than 200 members of the House of Lords – that is at least half of those who regularly attend – for their support for the Iranian Resistance who offer the chance of democracy and respect for human rights for both men and women.

“This signal marks the end of attempts to appeal to a supposed better nature of the mullahs. The only result of that policy is that they are now much nearer to building nuclear weapons in their bid to spread militant Islamic fundamentalism around the region. This is the largest current and growing threat to peace and stability in our world.
I now invite the former Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to apologise for the hurt and harm he has done to the Iranian Resistance by his supine agreement to the demands of the mullahs to proscribe the PMOI.

“This judgement will help the people of Iran to build a new country. The pledge of Mrs Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the coalition NCRI which includes the PMOI, is for freedom, democracy and social justice which ensures women have an equal share in the nation’s affairs in an Iran which separates religion and State – a new Iran that can take its place in the international community rather than being a loathed and dangerous pariah.
Iran will be free. This welcome judgement serves notice on the mullahs to step aside and let the people speak and decide on the democracy, freedom and human rights which, in their millions, they demand.”