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Iranians hold rally in Sweden as executioner of political prisoners goes on trial

Reporting by PMOI/MEK

Iran, August 11, 2021—A large group of Iranians held a protest rally on August 10 in Stockholm, Sweden, as the trial of Hamid Nouri, one of the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners, most of whom were members and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Nouri was among the regime’s torturers in the prison of Gohardasht.

Nouri is being tried for his role in the 1988 massacre, a tragedy that has been described as a crime against humanity by many human rights experts.

 

 

A large group of MEK supporters and family members of the victims of the 1988 massacre gathered in front of the court at 9:00 AM local time as the trial was about to begin.

In tandem with Nouri’s trial, several of the plaintiffs and the witnesses of the 1988 massacre recounted some of the atrocities the regime’s authorities committed at the time.

Reza Shemirani, one of the plaintiffs in the case who spent ten years in the prisons of the regime, discussed the fatwa of former regime supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini, and said, “In this fatwa, Khomeini stressed that anyone who is still defending their support for the MEK is waging war against God and must be executed. Khomeini left no doubt that the 1988 massacre was directed at MEK members and supporters who continue to persist on their pursuit of freedom.”

Nasrollah Marandi, another plaintiff and who spent 10 years in Iran’s prisons for supporting the MEK, witnessed Nouri’s crimes when he was in the Gohardasht prison of Karaj. “As one of the plaintiffs, I provided several documents to Swedish authorities, including the ‘Crime against humanity’ book which contains the information of more than 5,000 of the 30,000 MEK members who were killed during the 1988 massacre.

“The case includes the names of 110 prisoners who were murdered in Gohardasht prison. The MEK’s network has so far obtained the names of 444 MEK members who were killed in Gohardahst prison. A copy of the list was delivered to the court.

“Be sure that in this court, many realities about the crimes of the regime’s authorities in Gohardasht will be revealed.”

On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, the Iranian expats resumed their rally, calling for justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre. They held banners with pictures of political prisoners executed by the regime. The Iranian regime’s new president Ebrahim Raisi was one of the key perpetrators of this crime against humanity.

Many human rights organizations have called for Raisi to also be investigated and tried for his role in the execution of Iranian political prisoners.

In the past few weeks, Iranian communities in different countries have held rallies, calling for accountability of Raisi and other regime officials involved in the 1988 massacre.

On Sunday, Iranians in Gothenburg and Malmo, Sweden, held protest rallies urging the international community to hold Raisi to account for his role in the 1988 massacre.  They held a large banner calling for justice for the victims of the 1988 massacre.

On the same day, Iranian expats in Torino, Italy, held a rally, calling for Raisi’s prosecution. They chanted slogans against the regime of mass murderers in Iran.

On August 3, MEK supporters in London, United Kingdom, held a protest rally, urging the international community to prosecute Raisi for his role in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners. They held a banner that read: “Raisi, guilty of the massacre of thousands of political prisoners must be prosecuted.” They also held signs which read: “Iranian people want regime change,” echoing the recent calls for regime change in Iran protests across Iran. Iranians in Germany, Italy, and United States joined the compatriots in calling for Raisi’s prosecution.

 

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