{"id":2878,"date":"2007-02-13T12:06:28","date_gmt":"2007-02-13T12:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-resistance\/2878-legal-action-is-being-taken-by-mps"},"modified":"2023-01-12T18:16:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:16:48","slug":"legal-action-is-being-taken-by-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/legal-action-is-being-taken-by-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal action is being taken by MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"GB-seminar-7-feb-07\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-30332\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2007\/02\/GB-seminar-7-feb-07.gif\" width=\"200\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/>The Times &#8211; Legal action is being taken by MPs and peers to try to force the Government to remove an Iranian opposition group from a list of organisations banned under anti-terrorism laws.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"GB-seminar-7-feb-07\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-30332\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2007\/02\/GB-seminar-7-feb-07.gif\" width=\"400\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/>The Times &#8211; Legal action is being taken by MPs and peers to try to force the Government to remove an Iranian opposition group from a list of organisations banned under anti-terrorism laws.<\/p>\n<p>The 35 from all parties, who include the former Solicitor-General, Lord Archer of Sandwell, have lodged an appeal against the proscription of the People&#8217;s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI), claiming it is non-violent and poses no threat to security.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour peer Lord Corbett, who is leading the campaign, accuses ministers of appeasing the Iranian regime by refusing to lift the ban. 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