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Top Iranian criminal court to bring over 100 MKO terrorists to trial

Saturday, 29 July 2023 9:11 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 29 July 2023 9:11 AM ]

This file picture shows members of the anti-Iran terrorist cult Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO).

A top Iranian criminal court plans to bring more than a hundred members of the anti-Iran terrorist cult Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), which has murdered tens of thousands of Iranian citizens, to trial.

Mizan news agency, affiliated with the Iranian Judiciary, reported on Saturday that Branch 1 of Tehran’s Criminal Court has announced that 104 MKO members, including the ringleader of the terror cult Maryam Rajavi, must introduce their lawyers to the court so that they will represent and protect the rights of the defendants.

Otherwise, a due decision would be made in accordance with the law, the report noted.

The decline of the MKO terror cult, a symbol of failed Western policies toward Iran

On June 20, Albanian police entered a camp belonging to the Mujahedin-e-Khalq terrorist organization, due to its engagement in “terror and cyber attacks” against foreign institutions.

The MKO has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Out of the nearly 17,000 Iranians killed in terrorist attacks over the past four decades, about 12,000 have fallen victim to the MKO’s acts of terror.

On June 20, Albanian police forces entered the MKO camp, known as Ashraf-3, near Tirana due to its engagement in “terror and cyberattacks” against foreign institutions. Authorities seized 150 computer devices linked to terrorist activities.

At least one person was killed and dozens of others were injured during the clashes at the camp. More than a week later, the police entered the camp again and security forces were deployed at the entrance to the camp to control all vehicles leaving the site.

PM Rama warns to expel MKO if it uses Albania soil for war against Iran

The Albanian prime minister says the MKO group must leave Tirana if it wants to use the country

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama later said the MKO must leave the country if it wants to use Albanian soil to fight against Iran, adding that his country has no intention of being at war with Iran and “does not accept anyone who has abused our hospitality.”

The European Union, Canada, the United States and Japan had previously listed the MKO as a “terrorist organization.”

In 2012, the group was taken off the US list of terrorist organizations. The EU followed suit, removing the group from its list of terrorist organizations.

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