Mario Stasi, former chair of the Paris Bar Association and one of the most renowned lawyers of France, and a noble defender of Ashraf residents and Iranian Resistance, passed away on Saturday, November 3rd. He was 79.
Mario Stasi was among the noble lawyers and jurists who always rose against cruel policies.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance hailed Mario Stasi and expressed her deepest condolences on this grave loss.
“Mario Stasi, as one of the most prominent lawyers of Paris, climaxed his brilliant 50-year struggle in defense of human rights with defense of the Iranian people’s resistance in the past 10 years,” she said in a speech commemorating the French jurist.
“Mario Stasi’s support and defense of the Iranian Resistance and Ashraf in the past decade was far more than a legal defense. It was a deep solidarity with the struggle for the Iranian people’s freedom and standing against hideous policies of appeasement vis-à-vis religious fascism,” she continued.
“We will never forget that Mario Stasi summarized the June 17th dossier against the Iranian Resistance in France in these few words: ‘This is a dossier with the smell of oil’. He had said wherever we may be we must rise in defense of Ashraf residents because they have suffered for the Iranian people and we wish Iran will be among the democratic countries one day,” Mrs. Rajavi said.
“I express my condolences to his family, especially his dear wife and son, and also the lawyers of the Iranian Resistance in France and all lawyers across this country,” she added.
Mario Stasi was among the lawyers and dignitaries who rose in defense of Ashraf residents and the Iranian Resistance against the mullahs’ dictatorship and its puppet government in Iraq, participating in dozens of meetings and conferences. By presenting a legal, judicial and political opinion, he continuously stressed on the responsibility of the international community, the United Nations and relevant organization on the protection of Ashraf residents and guaranteeing their rights.