MEK

State Dept. Refutes Ridge Claim That MEK Has Special Protection Under Geneva Convention

Eric Lach | February 1, 2011, 8:48AM

Fmr. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (R)

When a who's who of Washington heavyweights spoke at a panel two weeks ago on behalf of the MEK, an Iranian opposition group currently considered a terrorist organization by the State Department, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge made a claim that the members of the group who currently reside in Iraq enjoy special protection under the Geneva Convention. But the State Department tells TPM that's not true.

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