UN Envoy Martin Kobler has detailed growing complaints about human rights violations by leaders of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK), an Iranian rebel faction, against its followers in Iraq’s Camp Hurriya.
The MeK was a long-standing member of the US State Department’s list of terrorist organizations, but after heavy lobbying the group was dropped from the list last year. The group was allied to Saddam Hussein and retains a significant presence at Hurriya, and formerly Camp Liberty during the US occupation.
Accord to Kobler, the UN receives “hundreds” of reports every day about violations by MeK leaders against people inside Camp Hurriya, restricting their movement, forbidding them from contacting family members, and keeping them from leaving to participate in a UN resettlement effort.
MeK spokesman Shahin Gobadi angrily rejected the allegations, insisting they are “baseless” and accusing the UN of covering up Koblers “lies” against their organization. MeK leaders insist the US remains responsible for their safety.
The total number the MeK army of fighters in Iraq is not more then 3000, the total international supporters of MeK is around 20,000, most of these people are business people of all kind and they have the means supporting the leaders of MeK, in the other hand the leaders of MeK Massoud Rjavi and his wife who runs the show, are also from a wealthy family. MeK have some supporter in Iran which the number could be around 20-30000 wealthy middle class but they never hade the backing of the Iranians from the day when they appeared to be a freedom fighter against shah of Iran. Later the organization has been controlled by Mariam Rajavi, she is a cults leader, after the Iraq war the MeK in general is dying due to lack of supports by its members.