{"id":249183,"date":"2021-10-17T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-17T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=249183"},"modified":"2025-09-20T17:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:28:23","slug":"irans-state-media-lash-late-david-amess-and-celebrate-his-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-documents-statements\/irans-state-media-lash-late-david-amess-and-celebrate-his-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s State Media Lash Late Sir David Amess and Celebrate His Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-249186\" title=\"IRNA-David-Amess\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IRNA-David-Amess.jpg\" alt=\"IRNA-David-Amess\" width=\"1000\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IRNA-David-Amess.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IRNA-David-Amess-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IRNA-David-Amess-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IRNA-David-Amess-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/IRNA-David-Amess-696x512.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the horrific assassination of the British MP Sir David Amess, the Iranian regime\u2019s state-run media lashed him for his support of the Iranian Resistance and practically celebrated his assassination. Sir Amess was a staunch advocate of human rights and mainly supported the Iranian opposition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/primer-the-history-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization<\/a> of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>), in its quest for democracy in Iran for near four decades.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDavid Amess, a British MP, was stabbed to death on Friday. Besides his right-leaning positions and supporting the Brexit, he had underlined he was honored to support the MEK terrorist grouplet,\u201d wrote the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/84506404\/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRNA<\/a> News Agency on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IRNA then adds that Sir Amess \u201cNever apologized for his positions\u201d toward the regime \u201cand continued supporting the MEK until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These words are very much like those in Ruhollah Khomeini\u2019s fatwa in 1988, which underlined that the MEK supporters should be executed. This fatwa resulted in the 1988 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners\/iran-1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massacre<\/a> of over 30,000 political prisons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran\u2019s state-run media were filled with hatred toward Sir Amess. \u201cHe [Sir Amess] was the co-chair of the so-called \u2018Iran Freedom Committee\u2019 which supported the MEK. Under the pretext of supporting democracy in Iran, Amess had supported the MEK\u2019s criminal activities. He also claimed the Iranian people boycotted the presidential elections in support of the MEK.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A British MP who has longstanding links&amp; rewarded by MEK\/Terrorist Org.repeated to support democracy in Iran. He intentionally not seen that last Friday,in Birmingham this&amp;same so-called pro democracy Orgs.have violently assaulted&amp;injured a woman who just wanted to cast her vote. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iW6jJqYWkS\">pic.twitter.com\/iW6jJqYWkS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; S.M.Hosseini Matin (@smhmatin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smhmatin\/status\/1407655027188043780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAmess had described himself as the champion of defending democracy in Iran. He had not missed an opportunity to support the MEK and cover up their crimes. He met opposition leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> many times. He had opposed the MEK\u2019s terrorist designation in the U.K. in 2007, and in many parliamentary sessions, called for adopting harsh policies toward the Islamic Republic. About a month ago, he called his support of the MEK a bright point in his career. He had also traveled to the U.S. to participate in the MEK\u2019s event and announce that regime change in Iran is at reach,\u201d IRNA adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sir Amess was a true advocate of democracy and freedom and never abandoned supporting the Iranian people and their resistance in their struggle for a free Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the Iranian opposition\u2019s president, underlined, \u201cSir David Amess was an admirable symbol of advocating freedom, democracy, and among martyrs to the cause of freedom. We are proud that he rushed to aid our people\u2019s fight against religious fascism in the darkest period of Iran\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DavidAmess?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DavidAmess<\/a> was an admirable symbol of advocating freedom, democracy, and among martyrs to the cause of freedom.<br \/>We are proud that he rushed to aid our people\u2019s fight against religious fascism in the darkest period of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#39;s history.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GIlEzCxJV2\">https:\/\/t.co\/GIlEzCxJV2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AdBNcu6xnL\">pic.twitter.com\/AdBNcu6xnL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1449293505084407810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the horrific assassination of the British MP Sir David Amess, the Iranian regime&rsquo;s state-run media lashed him for his support of the Iranian Resistance and practically celebrated his assassination. 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