French MP Says Efforts Underway To Designate IRGC

A member of the French parliament claims efforts have begun to vote for designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

In an exclusive interview with the Persian Service of Radio Free Europe in Prague, Radio Farda this week, Éléonore Caroit stated that so far there were technical and judicial obstacles to proscribe the IRGC, but the preparations for the motion have already been made.

A group of lawyers including seven French and Iranian solicitors, said they have concluded with legal investigations that contradict EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell's claims that there are legal obstacles to designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

The group is now consulting with the French parliament and government to approve and implement the resolution.

On Sunday, Éléonore Caroit participated in a protest rally in Paris to condemn Europe’s relations with the ruling regime.

The European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a resolution in January calling on the EU and member states to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group.

The resolution demanded that Iranian authorities end the crackdown on popular protests that started last September after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed in morality police custody.

It also demanded that Europe sanction the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and its president Ebrahim Raisi.

"It is something that cannot be decided without a court decision first. You cannot say I consider you a terrorist because I don't like you," Josep Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, told reporters in Brussels.