The harsh Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), known as the “London office” of the mosque, shut its doors and said that all services and other activities had been suspended.
The closure occurs in the midst of a Charity Commission investigation. A fortnight ago, the Charity Commission removed the trustees of the Islamic Center in England (ICE) and appointed a lawyer as the organization’s “interim manager” to oversee operations.
According to the JC, Seyed Moosavi, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s British agent, often sends anti-regime demonstrators to the Maida Vale center, which also regularly hosts hardline missionaries. The “Satan Soldiers” moniker.
A regime propaganda video for the song “Hello Commander,” in which young singers make allusions to the apocalyptic Holocaust against Jews, was shot there last year.
Following a vigil honoring the passing of Qasem Soleimani, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s terrorist leader, in a U.S. drone attack, the committee issued a public warning to the IRGC in 2020.
The committee also demanded a “action plan” to tackle extremism and started an investigation when it did not succeed the previous year.
We regret to tell you that all future events, including prayers, are suspended until further notice due to the community’s concern and respect for their safety.
Mir Hussein Abbas, an ICE trustee, was contacted by JC but he chose not to respond.