John Perry, Former Irish Gov Minister, addressed at the 2nd Day of The Free Iran World Summit on July 11, 2021.
President-Elect Madam Rajavi, people of Iran, honorable colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, our message today from the Free Iran Summit with solidarity and support for the maintenance of Iranians, who had enough of the religious dictatorship that has denied their most fundamental rights and freedoms.
Another important message is the urgent matter of justice and accountability. I joined the other speakers in support of the Iranian people’s demand for justice and call of the Irish government and the EU to use their prominent voice at the UN to demand an independent UN investigation into the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, especially as one of the main perpetrator Raisi has a set to become president in Iran.
Just last week, we saw a new wave of forces across the country with a proper chance of death to humanity, that to the dictator in many cities, including terrain following continuous power outages in the country. This is another reminder that the regime does not have the best of its people on this agenda, but rather invests billions of dollars from the country’s wealth, nuclear program, and it is certainly destabilizing activities in the region.
By appointing Raisi as the next president, the Supreme Leader signals that the dictatorship will continue to press for the head as the same on a safer path eroding with repression, terrorism, and events in a nuclear program that has no civilian use. This shows that the regime in Iran cannot be trusted with dialogue, essentially, and the only way forward is to firm and pressure Iran to abandon its unacceptable behavior.
However, today, at this summit, we have seen and heard that there exists another alternative to the regime, a democratic alternative that sets the priorities and aspirations of the Iranian people first, a democratic alternative that wants Iran to live in peace with its neighbors, and cooperate with the outside world.
This democratic alternative is represented by the National Council of Resistance (NCRI) and stipulations in the 10-point plan of the NCRI President-Elect Madam Rajavi as this clearly demonstrated joined the Free Iran Summit. It has strong support among Iranians and international recognition, which is often repeated by the regime that the democratic opposition is finished and has no proper support.
It is now time to for the EU and European leaders, including our own leaders, indeed our all foreign minister, Minister Coveney, who is currently sits on the UN to accept this reality and admits that the best way forward is to stand with the Iranian people and the NRCI for a free and democratic Iran.
Yes, stand on the side of millions, not the mullahs. I’m delighted to be invited to this very important conference. I really am impressed with the massive array of impressive speakers, and I congratulate everybody involved.
Thank you very much indeed.
