{"id":323251,"date":"2024-08-15T09:17:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323251"},"modified":"2025-09-20T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:10:19","slug":"irans-regime-revisits-mek-threat-amid-factional-infighting-and-regional-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/demonization-articles-analyses\/irans-regime-revisits-mek-threat-amid-factional-infighting-and-regional-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Regime Revisits MEK Threat Amid Factional Infighting and Regional Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A sham trial in Tehran orchestrated to pretend members of the Iranian Resistance have enjoyed a fair trial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amidst a backdrop of escalating internal and international crises, the Iranian regime continues to focus significant energy on what it perceives as one of the greatest threats to its existence: the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). This determination is evident in the regime’s ongoing show trials, which, despite being met with widespread international condemnation and disregard, persist as a means for the regime to broadcast its grievances against the MEK to the Iranian people and the global community.<\/p>\n

On August 14, the latest session<\/a> of this ongoing show trial was held in Tehran, during which the regime’s concerns over the most recent report by Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, were clearly on display. Throughout the session, the actors involved repeatedly addressed Western countries, attempting to legitimize the regime’s brutal actions under the guise of combating terrorism.<\/p>\n

One of the key figures in the trial, introduced as a lawyer named Molaei, claimed, “In Islamic jurisprudence, the crime of ‘Baghi’ [rebellion] is equivalent to the anti-terrorism law.” Another figure, identified as “Sedaqat,” who the court attempted to present as a jurisprudence expert, stated, “In the context of Islamic jurisprudence, if even a few members of a group commit a terrorist act, the entire group is considered ‘Baghi,’ and as a result, all members of the group are sentenced to death.”<\/p>\n

In a telling exchange, the presiding judge, a man who took his role as a judge too seriously, asked, “Does supporting and encouraging terrorist groups make someone a terrorist?” To which Sedaqat responded, “If a supporter is a member of the group, they are considered ‘Baghi’ and certainly a terrorist, because ‘Baghi’ is the highest degree of terrorism. This issue has not been widely addressed, but the events of the 1980s led some to accuse the Islamic Republic of Iran and question why some members of this group were executed.”<\/p>\n

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Justice in Absurdity: #Iran<\/a>\u2019s Lawless Dictator Holds Trial of Sworn Enemieshttps:\/\/t.co\/gMVIRpmuT0<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n