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Exiled Iranian opposition group condemns EU-Iran talks |
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Tuesday, 24 May 2005 |
EventsPARIS, May 24 (AFP) - The main Iranian opposition group, in exile
and based in France, on Tuesday condemned the European Union for its
so-called "betrayal" for negotiating with Tehran on its controversial
nuclear program.
"Negotiating with the mullahs' regime constitutes a betrayal," Mohammed
Mohaddessin, an official in the National Council of Resistance of Iran
(NCRI), told a news conference, accusing Tehran of massive human rights
violations.
The NCRI screened what it said was never-before-seen graphic footage of
public hangings that took place in western Iran, in which one of the
victims, before his execution, accuses the Islamic republic of
"plotting to kill" him.
The NCRI said the video, made by an amateur, was "spirited out of the country by the resistance".
Based in a northern Paris suburb, the NCRI is the political face of the
People's Mujahedeen, which is considered a terrorist group in both the
United States and the European Union.
The NCRI vehemently contests the label, which it says was imposed by
governments seeking to curry favor with Tehran, which in turn has
accused Washington of failing to act against the organization.
Iran warned Tuesday that crunch nuclear talks with EU negotiators this
week, aimed at avoiding an escalation of Tehran's standoff with the
West, had only a 50 percent chance of succeeding.
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