Araz News: Ali Mozaffari, head of Iran’s Judiciary in East Azerbaijan province announced that Ettelaat, Iran’s Intelligence agency has arrested 6 members of “GAMO” which he described as “a clandestine separatist group” on 22nd of June. He alleged that sensitive documents and information were seized from the group members.
According to Mozaffari, “the group was providing “enemies” with military and economic intelligence.” However, Mozaffari has not released any information about the identity of the group members.

Iran regime state   that “GAMO” is “Guney Azerbaycan Milli Ordusu” in English: The National Army of South Azerbaijan. Such a group manifested itself a couple months earlier calling for the use of non-peaceful methods as necessary to free South Azerbaijan from Iran’s occupation.

Last week Mr. Rezayi the director Ettelaat of East Azerbaijan made a comment about civil right activities in South Azerbaijan and said that the government “has no issue” with “identity struggles” however, a fine line should be drawn between “identity struggle” and separatism and that the government will not tolerate separatist activities in Azerbaijan. He warned that the separatist will be prosecuted and harshly punished. South Azerbaijani national activists are described as “identity struggles” who are struggling to preserve the ethnic identity of Azerbaijanis within Iran’s jurisdiction.

The official East Azerbaijan province has not yet disclosed the names of those arrested.

It should be noted that these 6 members of “GAMO” are currently taken to an undisclosed location.

Araz News will continue to monitor the situation for any further developments.

By-H.A