Iran's Police Chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam has deplored the Interpol for its negligence in detaining terror elements, including members of the notorious Party for Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) terrorist group, Press TV reported with reference to IRNA.
Interpol is not making sufficient efforts in probing cases involving terror operation and arresting terrorist suspects, Ahmadi-Moghaddam said on Wednesday.
He added that countries that claim to advocate human rights should be held accountable for harboring terror suspects, particularly those of the PJAK terrorist network, and refusing to hand over such elements to Iran.
The police official stated that instead of confronting with members of PJAK terrorist cell, such countries support the terrorists immediately after they kill innocent people.
He noted that despite the support PJAK receives from certain [Western] countries, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and police forces have managed to deliver a heavy blow to the terrorist group.
PJAK is an offshoot of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which regularly carries out cross-border raids along Iran's western borders with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. It is listed as a terrorist organization by many countries and international bodies.
In February 2009, the U.S. Treasury Department included PJAK into the list of terrorist groups. In addition, financial sanctions were imposed against it.