Majority at Parliament of Malta Supports Iran’s Uprising and Mrs. Rajavi’s Vision of Democratic Iran

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Shamsi Saadati

The Majority of the Maltese parliament has issued a statement in support of the Iranian people’s democratic uprising and their desire for a republic based on freedom and democracy. The statement also endorses Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for the future of Iran, which includes universal suffrage, free elections, a market economy, gender, religious, and ethnic equality, a non-nuclear Iran, and a foreign policy based on peaceful coexistence.

The statement has been signed by several high-ranking officials, including one minister and four committee chairs, highlighting the widespread support for the Iranian people’s movement toward democracy.

The statement acknowledges that the people of Iran have been vocal in their rejection of all forms of dictatorship, including the previous monarchy and the current religious regime. Through their slogans, they have made it clear that they do not support any association with either of these dictatorships.

The statement also calls for the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization and for the leaders of the regime to be held accountable for crimes against humanity.

The statement of the majority of the Maltese Parliament follows:

Support the Iranian People in Their Struggle
for a Secular and Democratic Republic
February 2023

For the past six months, the world has witnessed a sweeping popular uprising in Iran, demanding freedom and democracy. Some 750 protesters have been killed and 30,000 arrested. While any change should come from the Iranian people and their own resistance, the international community has its own responsibility.

We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran in their desire for a secular and democratic republic where no individual, regardless of religion or birthright, has any privilege over others. Through their slogans the Iranian people have made it clear that they reject all forms of dictatorship, be it the deposed Shah or the current theocratic regime and thus reject any association with either.

We believe it is for the Iranian people to decide their future. However, we recognize the fact that over the past four decades, the democratic coalition of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has constantly and tirelessly pursued democratic change. In this respect, we believe the Ten-point Plan articulated by the NCRI President, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, deserves our support. It stands for free elections, freedom of assembly and expression, abolition of the death penalty, gender equality, the separation of religion and state, autonomy for Iran’s ethnicities, and a non-nuclear Iran.

The Iranian people’s courageous uprising can be attributed, on the one hand, to the explosive state of Iranian society, a product of suppression, poverty, discrimination, and government corruption, and, on the other hand, four decades of nationwide organized resistance. Tragically, in the summer of 1988 alone, over 30,000 political prisoners – the vast majority of whom were members of the MEK – were brutally massacred.

We condemn the Iranian regime’s meddling in the Middle East region and Europe, including its terrorist attempts and cyber-attacks in Albania.

We urge the international community to stand with the Iranian people in their quest for change and to take decisive steps against the current regime. This includes blacklisting the IRGC and holding regime officials accountable for their crimes against humanity.

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