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What is happening? Even France forbids the Iranian Mujahideen from protesting in Paris

2023-06-23 22:54:36Fokus SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What is happening? Even France forbids the Iranian Mujahideen from protesting in
View from a MEK protest in Berlin

The People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran appears to have been targeted across Europe. The opposition group, whose leadership and many leaders are based in France, has not been allowed by French authorities to hold its traditional protest in Paris this year.

The decision of the French authorities comes after the control that the Albanian police did in their camp in Manzë. Both events seem to come within the efforts of the European Union and the US to reduce tensions with Tehran. This is after Iran decided to release 6 European prisoners in May and June.

The US has for its part engaged in talks to release American citizens detained in Iran and to resume discussions on nuclear issues.

In Paris, the People's Mujahideen Organization, through their political wing, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, hoped to mobilize tens of thousands of people to march on July 1 against repression in Iran. This parade was banned by the French authorities, who justified it with the risk of disrupting public order.

In a letter Reuters reported to have seen, police prefect Laurent Nuñez justified the ban with "the tense context arising from the protests and revolts that have been taking place in Iran since the death [in custody] of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, but also very important security risks to which Paris is exposed".

Nuñez also mentions a prevented attack in 2018 against a Mujahideen gathering in Villepinte. Assadolah Assadi, the third counselor at the Iranian embassy in Vienna and suspected coordinator of the attack, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021 by Belgian justice. He was exchanged in May for 4 Europeans detained in Iran.

"This attempted attack, which highlights the existence of operational capabilities capable of striking the MEK, is part of a series of violent or deadly operations carried out in France and Europe, in the form of assassinations and kidnappings of Iranian opponents. European countries, in this regard, have recently mentioned the many violent projects that could target the Iranian opposition" - said in the letter of prefect Nuñez.

The Iranian Mujahideen consider these arguments strange and accuse Paris of giving in to Tehran's pressure. They made the same accusation about the Tirana authorities after the action in their camp.

"Banning demonstrations is a shameful bargain against democracy, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, and it is surrender to blackmail and hostage-taking" - denounces NCRI.

The NCRI, which calls for the overthrow of Iran's clerical leadership, had requested permission for the rally in Paris on July 1. Tens of thousands of supporters were expected to gather from all over France and across Europe. The Paris police also did not give approval for the rally as it "is likely to cause disturbances in public order due to the geopolitical context," said a Paris police source, who asked not to be named.

"In addition, the terrorist risk should not be overlooked and holding such an event would make its security extremely complex," said the source. The MEK considers itself the most important Iranian opposition group abroad.

Opponents have raised many doubts regarding it as a cult and it does not have the full support of the Iranian opposition in exile. However, it has enjoyed the support of several former high-profile American and European officials. Such is the former American vice president, Mike Pence, who has also traveled to Albania.


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