At the
threshold of the thirty eighth year of the establishment of Islamic State in
Iran, this question should be addressed: what is the reason for the persistence
of this regime? Aside from the reasons which are obvious to everyone, one of
the most important causes is the lack of confidence of the majority of the
people towards political activists and those who pretend to defend human
rights; and even though the Iranian nation are now in a state of gradual and
painful death, no effective movement or uprising can be seen on their behalf.
Indeed, the basic question of the Iranian citizens is who will take control of
this territory after this regime?
Unfortunately
the background and report card of the opponents of this regime is still not
clear or transparent; and many of the regime’s opponents who sacrificed their
lives for fighting against the Iranian regime, had never enough efficiency so
far.
The lack of
unity, scattered actions, and resorting to a segment of the regime or to certain
opponents that are actually fabricated by the regime, and more importantly, the
lack of support for the real opponents and activists who have emerged from the
within the society, are the main reasons for the failure of those who advocate
freedom for Iran.
The best
example which can be provided is the case of Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi. When in
2006 he was calling out and protesting against the regime for resorting to
force and bloodshed, he and his followers were acting as forerunners who had
broken into the red lines traced by the regime and had come forward. This
movement had taken shape in an atmosphere where suffocation and repression by
the regime had already paralyzed the society, and no one dared to speak out.
But he dared to speak up and to demand and defend people’s rights. When he was
subject to the brutal armed aggression of the agents of the regime about eleven
years ago, and his family along with his followers and himself were attacked
and beaten and taken to prison for being tortured; what kind of a support did
the leaders of the opposition, and the free foreign media show?
Mr. Boroujerdi
was a captive of the dictatorial regime for almost eleven years; charged for
this belief in the separation of religion from politics and for thirty five
years of pure monotheistic teachings devoid of violence and force. He was kept
in the worst physical and psychological and family related conditions. Twenty
five years of Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi’s struggle is exemplary among tens of
thousands of clergymen. He had an unparalleled audacity and courage to stand up
against the tyrannical and authoritarian regime, and because of this he was
tortured and harassed in different prisons. In particular, he spent many months
in section 209 of the Ministry of intelligence in the Evin prison, but no
international institution or a Human rights organization showed any real
support for him and they did not defend him. While he was crying out
innocently, the global community that claims to be fighting oppression did not
show the least appropriate, timely or effective action. He endured deplorable
conditions for eleven years, with poor nutrition, inhumane treatment, and
unjustly attacks, resulting in brain lesions, damages to his spinal cord and
heart as well as neurological impacts.
During the 10
years of his continuous imprisonment, he fearlessly and courageously stood up
against the tyrannical and authoritarian regime and was tortured. While he was
in the most critical situation and his family was facing various threats and
financial and social dilemmas, he continued his fight. During this time, he
corresponded from inside the jail to the political and human rights authorities
and activists, as well as the international media, and each one of the
statements that he issued in support of the Iranian people’s campaign, angered
the regime even more. They looted his belongings, and refused to return his
material belongings and his spiritual works. Hence, the manuscript books and
heritage of his forefathers, evaluated at millions dollars, were stolen and
none of the local authorities were to be accountable for it. At that time, the
politicians residing outside of Iran were carrying out their own lives in comfort,
and were mocking this prisoner of conscience.
This prisoner of
conscience continued his combat to the point that the authorities of the
special court for the clergy, such as Jaafar Ghadiani, the former prosecutor of
the clergy, admitted that “the entire prisoners of the regime can be considered
as equal to Boroujerdi. Because the costs that he has created for the regime
and the harm that he alone has brought to us are equal to them all.” Ghadiani
told this, because the regime knows very well that the level of his claims and
the goal that he pursues is damaging to their power structure and the type of
his antagonism with the regime is exclusive.
Now, the
question that comes up is: was he defended in accordance with the level of his
struggles? What effective action was taken in his defense that can be singled
out?
Who else has been
able to issue hundreds of harsh political statements from behind the bars, and
the impregnable tall fences and walls of the Evin prison? At the time when the political
activists within the country, were speaking with caution, and by observing the
red lines traced by the regime, and those disputing the regime outside of the
country, free of any kind of threat and in total tranquility continued their
beautiful and ideal lives, this firm and non-compromising leader had angered
the judicial, intelligence and security authorities, and Ghadiani, the former
prosecutor of the court for the clergy told him: “now you are in our grip and
you are talking and writing against us in such an emboldened manner that even
Massoud Rajavi (one of the Iranian opposition leaders in exile) in France did
not dare to do!
Today, after
almost eleven years, doesn’t the history of support for Mr. Borouherdi appear
as ridiculous and absurd? Is it not true that such apathy and abjurations embolden
the dictator to increase his violence and brutality? Is it not true that these
non-fulfillments of promises have led to disappointment of Mr. Boroujerdi and
despair in his process for fighting against tyranny? In response to the critics
who question the reason for Boroujerdi’s retreat from politics during the past
two years, we say that the reason is the betrayal and disloyalty of the
politicians. Why have you forgotten about the causes and are only considering
the effects? It is really regretful and worrisome that a character like him has
become the object of political and international dealings and trade-offs.
Those who do
not remember his social power, should not forget that 11 years ago he organized
a very important and incredible meeting at the Shahid Keshvari Stadium, which
is the largest covered sport complex in Iran, where the entrance to the stadium
and the streets, as well as the two squares of Javanan and Ketabi and their
surroundings became full of people, so that the Ministry of intelligence
declared the area as a red zone. This took place while he was not allowed to
engage with the media. Now that he has become a well-known figure throughout
the world, can we not say that the one hundred and fifty thousand who attended
his meeting will be increased to millions of people today? When the photographs
of that meeting were published, the number of people who had attended the
meeting was comparable to the number of people attending the Friday prayers of
Tehran.
During the
seventy days that he was under house arrest, surrounded by security and
intelligence and judicial forces, is it not true that those claiming to be the
leaders of the opposition to the regime, made all kinds of promises for
cooperation and aids during lengthy telephone conversations with him? Is it not
true that they encouraged him with confidence and hope? Is it not true that the
prominent opposition leaders told him to extend his speech further than
targeting the aggressors of the judiciary and the security and to address the
entire government, so that the entire world may support him with all its force?
How can these
facts be ignored and how can they deny the interactions they had with him
eleven years ago?
The recordings
of the said conversations are available in Boroujerdi’s archives and in his
judicial case. Today, they are mocking the harsh years of his imprisonment,
while most of them have never spent a day in jail and have lived in luxury and
opulence, and some have even built great economic wealth; how can they
understand the pains endured by the hundreds who were imprisoned along with
Boroujerdi?
Considering
that Mr. Boroujerdi was forced to retreat because of lack of support of
politicians and the opposition to the Iranian regime, and the absence of
support for his strong positions that can be considered as wasted efforts, the agents
of the regime cut off his possibility of expression and speech, and despite the
completion of his unjust prison sentence, they added yet another year to it. So
as he has been inflicted with serious cardiovascular, cerebral, and bone
lesions, they demanded collaterals in order to allow emergency treatments for
him, and gave permission for a medical leave in order to rid themselves of the
routine and his gradual death, and now that he is out of the prison, they have
banned visits from his friends, relatives and followers.
Now that he is
on a short medical leave with the provided guarantees and bails, as well as thousands
of other obligatory conditions, instead of welcoming him after so many years of
his activism, combating and imprisonment, and to help him out with his
treatment, and to support his family, they are declaring a war on him and
bothering him, and even telling him that he is just a regular prisoner and an
ordinary person! This kind of an encounter is even worse than the physical
tortures that were inflicted on him by the security and intelligence elements
of the regime.
In response to
those who are telling Mr. Boroujerdi that he is just a regular prisoner and an
ordinary person, we say: how can he be just an ordinary person, when the regime
looks at him in such a cautious and compulsive way? Pay attention to the fact
that he endured ten years of imprisonment including one year of solitary
confinement in the 209 and 241 sections of the Evin prison, and at the end they
added another year to his imprisonment; his family, followers and himself have
been tortured, and that he has been allowed to go on a medical leave against
three hundred million Toomans of collaterals and guarantees provided by two
bondsmen. He is banned from having visits, while he is actually owed the
equivalent of a year of forlough, they never allowed him to have a medical leave
and he was not allowed to receive treatments outside of the prison. Considering
all this, how can you still they that he is just a regular person?
They should be
aware that Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi has no intention of acting as a leader
whether in political or religious domains, because he has not had a pleasant
experience during his decade of struggling against the regime, and has become
despondent, and has lost his motivation due to the inattention of those who
claim to be fighting for freedom. With regards to his religious tutelage, he
has set aside his habit for good, and his outlook and viewpoint towards
religions and beliefs is completely non-exclusive and non-fanatical.
How can the
Iranian nation have trust in politicians outside of the country, when they see
this kind of hypocrisy and non-chivalrous behavior from them?
Kazemeini
Boroujerdi is now like a businessman whose capital is placed in the trust fund
of time.
The Representatives
of the Great Teacher, Seyed Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi
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