{"id":27523,"date":"2021-10-19T21:16:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=27523"},"modified":"2021-10-19T21:16:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:16:41","slug":"sir-david-amess-proud-and-tireless-friend-of-the-iranian-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/10\/sir-david-amess-proud-and-tireless-friend-of-the-iranian-resistance\/27523\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir David Amess Proud and Tireless Friend of the Iranian Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sir David Amess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sir David Amess<\/a>, the British Member of Parliament representing Southend West, died on Friday, October 15, 2021, after a knife attack at a meeting with constituents. The attacker was taken into custody the same day, and the incident is now being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. A precise motive has yet to be revealed, but the nature of the attack recalls attention to the fact that Amess spent much of his career pushing for assertive foreign policy in response to terrorist activity and terrorist sponsorship, particularly that which is associated with the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, the Iranian Resistance lost an exceptional friend and the British people lost a great human being,\u201d said Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, in a statement <\/a>on Friday. She added that Amess was \u201ca most commendable example of defense of freedom, democracy, and civil society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amess was a regular presence at NCRI-organized events, including international gatherings of expatriates and political supporters in Paris, up until 2018. He was also co-chair of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom since its inception in the mid-2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BPCFI <\/a>remembered Amess\u2019 role in a statement, saying that \u201cduring his time in the parliament, he frequently raised the many serious threats from the regime in Tehran at parliamentary conferences, debates, and in Early Days Motions advocating for a firm policy on Iran focused on human rights and holding the regime to account for its violations of those rights and terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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