‘Ban wrong to seek asylum for MKO’

An Iranian lawmaker has criticized the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s recent call on countries to grant asylum to the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO).

According to Press TV, Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani on Sunday said “The MKO terrorist cell is under the guardianship and leadership of the US, and the UN chief has asked UN member states to give asylum to the MKO based on a direct order from this country (US).”
The member of the Majlis Foreign Policy and National Security Committee added “Ban Ki-moon took office with help from the West and the US and, therefore, to maintain his position, he has no choice but to follow their orders.”
Ardestani stated “This cell has been reared by Western and particularly US dollars, and has turned into a major challenge for all world countries today. Neither Iran, nor Iraq, and not even the Western governments or the US want to accept the members of this cell.”
The lawmaker noted that the US wants to settle MKO members in one of Iran’s neighbors like Turkey or Azerbaijan so that it can use them when necessary to carry out acts of sabotage and to create problems.