By Banooye Sabz
January 10, 2012
January 8th, 2012 – [Saham News] A group of former political prisoners and activists with a variety backgrounds arrested before the revolution met with Mrs. Karroubi today. According to Saham News, the individuals present spoke of their memories during the struggles prior to the revolution, fondly remembering Mehdi Karroubi’s courage and perseverance during that period and expressing grave concern for the illegal manner in which the ruling government has treated both opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi.
After thanking all those present for their support of her husband, Mrs. Karroubi provide a brief comparative analysis of the events of the past two years and the behavior of the current security related entities vis-a-vis activists and their respective families versus the behavior of the Savak during the time of the Shah. The comparison provided by Mrs Karroubi had a strong affect on all those present.
Mrs Karroubi stated: “The inhumane and irreligious behavior by security agents witnessed during this time was unprecedented during the 15 years we battled the Shah’s regime. We never heard of such behavior even in the stories recounted by friends and other families of political activists during that era.”
While talking about her personal experiencing during that era, Mrs Karroubi recounted a particular incident as described by a well known clergyman associated with the office of Imam Khomeini who stated that at the time of the struggle against the Shah, Mr. Harshemi Rafsanjani had once hidden an important document in one of the family albums prior to the Savak raiding his home. During the inspection of the house, one of the security agents began walking towards the cupboard in which the album in question and other personal items were placed, leading to Hashemi Rafsanjani protesting loudly against such an indiscretion. Upon realizing what had happened the individual in charge of the security agents reportedly interfered, banning the agent from inspecting any personal items and demanding that he extend an apology to the family for his behavior. Mrs. Karroubi added: ” Today a regime that claims to be Islamic, brutally attacks the residence of a twice former head of parliament and an individual whom they themselves referred to as a member of their ranks, as though they have found a safe house or conquered a castle.”
Mrs. Karroubi next pointed to the brutal attack by plain clothes agents supported by the regime’s security apparatus during the holy nights of Ghadr and the six consecutive nights that followed during the month of February last year, reiterating that prior to the revolution the Savak and other government entities took responsibility for their behavior and never treated the families of political prisoners offensively. Mrs Karroubi added that today however, in the name of Islam and the revolution, these gentlemen give cart blanch to unknown individuals to engage in illegal behavior to the point that even a simple security agent sees his behavior as supported under the law and when confronted with criticism regarding the illegal nature of his behavior merely responds ” We are the ones who determine what is legal and what is not.”
Mrs. Karroubi added that when the time is right, the family will publish the details of what they endured during the bitter nights when their house was raided by agents of the Intelligence Ministry, including the details of their interrogation, the manner in which their personal belongs were confiscated and the disgusting behavior of the security agents during the time of their illegal house arrest. Mrs. Karroubi emphasized that this behavior will have no effect on Mr. Karroubi’s will and the efforts of his family to correct the deviation that has occurred [in the ideals of the revolution].
In conclusion, based on the last visit with her husband Mrs. Karroubi reiterated: ” Mr. Karroubi asked me to express his opinions regarding the upcoming elections to my compatriots and I did exactly as he asked. Since the publication of his opinion, my visitation rights with my husband have been revoked and the behavior by the agents of the Intelligence Ministry has become extremely insulting.”
Mrs Karroubi also referred to the location where Mr. Karroubi is currently being held noting: “Despite having received a significant sum of money from the family, the ruling government continues to hold Mr. Karroubi in solitary confinement in an old building. Recently the adjacent building was demolished and with the collapse of a few floors, the entire building can collapse any minute. We have warned them repeatedly regarding this issue and requested that Mr. Karroubi be transferred to a more secure location. These individuals however, deliberately ignore the concerns and statements by the family and technical experts. Some of our friends and supporters are worried about a potential plot [by the ruling government] against Karroubi, but I hope that their concerns are unfounded.”
It is worth mentioning that in a message addressed to the citizens of Iran two weeks ago regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections [ a statement transferred via Fatemeh Karroubi and published by Saham News] Mehdi Karroubi said: ” They intend to organize a rigged and forced election process. These gentlemen have no respect for or belief in the votes of our citizens and have already prepared themselves for a rigged election.”
Source: Saham News: http://www.sahamnews.net/1390/10/148782/
Banooye Sabz
http://banouyesabz.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/oppostion-leader-mehdi-karroubis-family-express-concern-regarding-a-potential-plot-against-him/
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