Imam Khamenei: Mina Tragedy must not be Forgotten
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The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei confirmed that the "bitter and shocking" crush which happened during the Hajj rituals in Mina near the holy Saudi city of Mecca must not be forgotten.
In a meeting with Hajj authorities on Monday, the Leader lashed out at governments, especially the Western states, and institutions which only claim to be advocates of human rights, for remaining tight-lipped in the face of the Mina tragedy.
"This incident mustn't be forgotten, and the [Iranian] diplomacy apparatus as well as the Hajj [and Pilgrimage] Organization have a duty to follow up on the issue with determination," Imam Khamenei said.
The Saudi government is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Muslims in the tragic event, Imam Khamenei adding noting that "the Muslim nations should have expressed their protest with one voice on the heels of the incident, but it was only Iran which spoke up in protest at the tragedy."
"Even states who had lost pilgrims did not express much protest in the face of the tragedy," the he underlined.
His Eminence also confirmed that the Mina tragedy should be seriously pursued, adding the silence of so-called human rights institutions in the US and Europe is among the issues which can be followed up on.
"Hypocritical and liar institutions, which claim to be supporters of human rights, together with Western governments, which sometimes kick up a fuss around the world for the death of a single person, maintained absolute silence in this saga in favor of their friend government," Imam Khamenei noted.
The Leader demanded the Mina tragedy not slip into oblivion, saying the issue should be brought up at international forums for years.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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