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Mr. Ban Ki-moonHonorable Secretary GeneralUnited NationsNew YorkUSA13.February, 2014
Despite 164 days of follow up by representatives and lawyers of Camp Libertyresidents, human rights defenders, and the families of the 52 martyrs of the CampAshraf massacre to receive the bodies of their loved ones, the Government of Iraqhas, in yet another inhumane and criminal act, clandestinely buried the victims'bodies.In response to the residents’ representatives enquiry a representative of the Iraqigovernment confirmed the burial in a meeting with them on February 11, butgave no information about the time and place it took place.Honorable Secretary General,It is becoming more and more obvious that Maliki is attempting to destroy theevidence of a crime against humanity while there is an international consensus,including in the European Parliament, in the U.S. House and Senate, by six expertbodies of the UN, by the Spanish Court, by organizations that defend humanrights such as the Amnesty International, and by a large number of prominentinternational personalities regarding the responsibility of Government of Iraq inthis crime.In its decision of November 21, the Spanish court announced:“Killings, injuries,noise bombardment, denial of food and healthcare – nothing can happen atAshraf without the knowledge of the Committee members and in particular of
Faleh al-Fayad… In security matters throughout the country, including Ashraf,Faleh al-Fayad is the person in charge.”The court went on to add:“On 1 September, 2013, the Iraqi military forcessurrounding and occupying Ashraf permitted the cold-blooded massacre of 52residents – of the roughly 100 residents who had not been forced to move to‘Camp Liberty’, all with protected person status under the Fourth GenevaConvention. A further seven ‘protected persons’ were abducted during this assaultand have yet to be released, and neither have the Iraqi authorities said where theyare. Property belonging to the residents was looted, several buildings weredestroyed with explosives and one was burned down.”Therefor the Nordic-Baltic union of the Friends Of a Free Iran, FOFI, requests theSecretary General to take an urgent and prompt action in order to establish arelevant committee of enquiry with the aim of looking into this horrendeous act ofmassacring unarmed people and this disgraceful way of treating the victims deadbodies and such a degrading and disrespectful attitude towards the families ogthese victims.Your sincerelyLars Rise FOFI-NorwayJens Christian Lund FOFI- DenmarkGoesta Gronroos FOFI -SwedenKimmo SasiFOFI -FinlandJuku- Kalle Raid FOFI-EstoniaStefan Gudsteinsson FOFI - Iceland
