Maryam Rajavi on the occasion of World Day against the Death Penalty:Over 1000 executions in Iran during Rouhani’s office betrays illusion of moderation in mullahs’ regime
– The file of Iranian regime’s crimes needs to be referred to the UN Security Council and its leaders have to face justice
In a message on the occasion of October 10, the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Maryam Rajavi, stated that over 1000 executions during Mullah Rouhani’s office once again betrays the illusion of moderation in this regime together with those who appease this regime and makes all the more pressing the need to forward the file of barbaric and systematic violation of human rights in Iran to the United Nations Security Council and for leaders of the mullahs’ regime to face justice.
She added: It is over three decades now that the mullahs’ regime has employed the cruel punishment by death, especially in public, to create an atmosphere of terror and horror in order to rein in the flames of the wrath of a population that is fed up with oppression, inflation, poverty and unemployment. International community’s indifference in face of these crimes on the pretext of nuclear negotiations practically means getting along and encouraging the criminals ruling Iran to continue with these atrocities in Iran.
During Rouhani’s tenure, over 1000 prisoners, including political prisoners, have been executed. Meanwhile, the news on many executions never gets out. At least 27 women and 12 prisoners who were juveniles at the time of their arrest and 20 political prisoners are amongst those executed with 57 execution in public. During this period, a number of prisoners were killed under torture.
In addition to the execution of prisoners in the past year, assassination has been a method used to eliminate the dissidents. Moreover, many have lost their lives due to directly being shot by oppressive forces in various parts of the country. Heinous punishments such as cutting off hands, blinding, and cutting off ears have complemented the cycle of atrocities and horror in the mullahs’ regime.
International community’s indifference and inaction in face of these atrocities by this medieval regime has resulted in the leaders of this regime blatantly boasting about these crimes. Mullah Rouhani describes execution as the “law of God” and the “law of the people” (Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the terrorist Quds Force – April 19, 2014). And Javad Larijani, chair of the so-called human rights section of mullahs’ judiciary, says: “We are not ashamed of stoning or any other Islamic decrees… no one has the right to tell a judge to avoid handing down certain verdicts since it would annoy the United Nations.” (April 10, 2014) Likewise, he calls “firmness” in “executions” as a “great service to humanity” and a source of “life” and says: “This matter is a reason for our judicial system and our security organs to be proud. We expect the international institutions and the world to be grateful for this great service to humanity.”
This same criminal heinously described the latest report by Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, as endorsing terrorism and terrorists and said: “His defense of terrorism is prosecutable and we cannot easily leave this matter be. He has declared all those individuals arrested or punished in Iran on the charge of terrorism as defenders of human rights. This may be legally prosecuted. According to the United Nations regulations, no institution may defend terrorism.” (State TV)
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
October 9, 2014
