NCRI – The European Parliament has asked France to make sure Iranian opposition group the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI MEK) is taken off the EU's terrorist list in line with a recent court ruling, Associated Press reported from Strasbourg on Wednesday.
“In a December 15 letter made public Wednesday, a senior assembly official told French President Nicolas Sarkozy that keeping the People's Mujahedeen of Iran on the list was illegal, unfair and counterproductive. France now holds the EU presidency.” the report said.
NCRI – The European Parliament has asked France to make sure Iranian opposition group the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI MEK) is taken off the EU's terrorist list in line with a recent court ruling, Associated Press reported from Strasbourg on Wednesday.
“In a December 15 letter made public Wednesday, a senior assembly official told French President Nicolas Sarkozy that keeping the People's Mujahedeen of Iran on the list was illegal, unfair and counterproductive. France now holds the EU presidency.” the report said.
“European Parliament Vice president Alejo Vidal-Quadras cited a Dec. 4 ruling by the European Court of Justice that EU governments have not provided sufficient proof to blacklist the group,” the report added.
On December 4, the PMOI won third case at an EU court against its blacklisting as a terrorist organization.
The EU's member states acted illegally when they froze the assets of PMOI, an EU court ruled.
The European Court of First Instance faulted member states on two counts. Before their decision to freeze the PMOI's assets, taken in 2002, they failed to explain to the organization why they considered it to be a terrorist organization. They also breached the PMOI's right to defend itself against the charge of terrorism.
The court also said that member states failed to provide it with sufficient evidence that the PMOI's terrorist label was justified.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran described the ruling of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities as the victory of justice.
After the verdict, Mrs. Rajavi warned that if the Council persisted on doing a service to the mullahs by refusing to implement the ruling of the court then they would lose all their credibility. “I call on the European leaders not to allow the interest groups to hold hostage the Europe’s credibility by putting pressure on the Council not to abide by the rule of law and the court ruling.”