Ferry Wever, Chairman Dutch Committee for peace, freedom and democracy in Iran, in a statement asked the European Unions’ Council of Ministers to obey the rule of law and delist the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) without any further hesitation.

This statement reads:
27 October 2008
The Court of First Instance of the European Community annulled the European Union
Council of Ministers’ decision to maintain the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran
(PMOI-MEK) on the EU terrorist list. This court ruling once again confirms that the courts
believe the terrorist tag against the PMOI is unjust.
The unjust decision, subsequently upheld by the Council of Ministers, is now the subject of
a fresh legal hearing before the European Court of First Instance. It seems that every time
the PMOI go to court, they win their case and the Council of Ministers invents a new
reason to blacklist them again.
The whole process clearly shows that the Council of Ministers is attempting to place itself
above the EU’s highest courts. Their actions seriously undermine the rule of law in the
European Community and play into the hands of the Iranian regime. We strongly protest
against this.
The court’s verdict is a very clear signal that acknowledges the right of the PMOI to resist
the Iranian mullahs’ regime which devastates their homeland and offer a peaceful and
democratic change in Iran.
We urge the EU Council of Ministers to obey the rule of law and delist the PMOI-MEK
without any further hesitation.

Sincerely,
Ferry Wever,
Chairman Dutch Committee for peace, freedom and democracy in Iran