Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Persecution of Christians: Discussion
10:00 am
Mr. Davood Mahmoodnezhd:
Deputy Olivia Mitchell has said ambassadors, when invited to appear before the committee and asked about the situation in their country, just say everything is okay. When they attend a committee meeting, the prisoner in Iran gets has a very relaxing time for a week or two while the government is scared about it. I ask Ireland to do this often and it does not matter that countries are not responding, as they know that Europe is looking at them. Prisoners say they get good food and receive medical support because someone in Europe has mentioned their names and drawn attention to their persecution in Iran. Please continue to do this.
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