PMOI sets the provision of humanitarian needs as preconditions for the completion of the relocation of its members to Camp Liberty in the midst of a severe water shortage crisis on the eve of Ramadan.

Al-Seyassah, Kuwait , Baghdad , July 19, 2012 – On Wednesday, the Iranian opposition, People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) announced that the relocation of the rest of its members from Camp Ashraf in Diyala to Camp Liberty near Baghdad, prior to the provision of minimum humanitarian needs, is impossible.
“The completion of the remaining Camp Ashraf residents’ relocation to the prison named Camp Liberty, prior to the provision of minimum humanitarian needs, is impossible”, said Camp Ashraf Spokesman Shahriar Kia to AFP.
He emphasized on the implementation of an agreement that is a part of the Iraqi Government’s commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the UN and said that the UN must pressure the government to live up to the points specified in the agreement.
On the other hand, Camp Liberty Spokesman Mohammad Eghbal said in a statement sent to the al-Siyassa: “After the passing of six months from the arrival of the first group of residents from Camp Ashraf to Camp Liberty, the residents are still awaiting the provision of their minimum daily needs on the eve of the month of Ramadan”.
“The number of Liberty residents has now reached 2000 – which have relocated from Ashraf to Liberty in 5 groups – and they are seriously suffering from water shortages”, he added. “This crisis, taking into consideration the heat wave sweeping through the region in which temperatures reach 55 degrees Celsius, deteriorates by the day.”
Some 2000 residents from Camp Ashraf have relocated to Camp Liberty, near Baghdad, as part of an agreement between the Iraqi Government and UN in a step to resettle these Iranian dissidents to a third country. Nearly 1500 residents still remain in the camp in the Province of Diyala, Northeast of Baghdad. The dissidents have 10 main demands before accepting relocation and abandoning Camp Ashraf, the most important of which are resolving the issue of water shortages; allowing the transfer of power generators; and the sale of their moveable assets to merchants.
Last month the US urged the Iranian dissidents, whom are still at Camp Ashraf, to set-off to the new camp as soon as possible.
Saddam Hussein had allowed this organization, which in 1997 was placed in the Foreign Terrorist Organization list by the US, to settle at this location in order to aid him in his war against the Iranian regime.
After the invasion of Iraq by the US and its allies in 2003, this camp was disarmed. At that time the US was in charge of the camp’s security until it passed this mission on to the Iraqis in 2010.