Analysis by PMOI/MEK
March 27, 2019 – Lotfollah Dezhkam, Friday prayer imam of Shiraz, south-central Iran, acknowledged the fact that anger among Iranians is escalating over how the regime has plundered their country’s wealth and left them defenseless in recent floods.
“During my inspection of the flood-hit areas, we faced growing anger among the people. I personally heard many insults and I am very angry. I have to see what the municipality has done to the people. When the municipality has violated river areas for their projects, what else do you expect from the people? I have seen the municipality violate these limits in two or three different areas,” he said in remarks posted by the state-run IRNA news agency.
Damages after floods in Shiraz, south-central Iran
Escalating fury
“The flood victims are very angry over the lack of action seen from various officials,” he added at a meeting on Tuesday night with the head and officials of the regime’s so-called Housing Foundation.
“They have turned waterways in to buildings. Of course, floods will result. Why has the municipality built a boulevard and blocked the waterways? Water from above Quran Gate has nowhere else to go and it is obvious that floods will result,” he said.
“The tunnel built by the municipality in the Sa’adi district has now turned into a river. This tunnel has no waterway. Where the municipality intends to construct a park in the future has water rising two meters. I witnessed very miserable scenes during the flood in Shiraz,” the representative of regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei continued.
In his remarks against the municipality, Dezhkam sought to only hold part of the regime responsible for this disaster while the entire regime should be held accountable.
“During my inspections I entered an alley with a four-meter hole in the ground. It was a dead-end and had no waterway out. The municipality has built 15 stores to be sold behind this alley. Where does the water go? We cannot just sit and remain onlookers. The people have the right to insult us. The provincial governor is the representative of the state and must fix all the wrongs. They must prevent wrong decisions. If not, and if there is corruption, there is no way to prevent this. It can’t be any worse than to violate the limits of a river through construction projects approved by the municipality,” he added.
