Abdulmalik Rigi’s “Capture” and Its Implications for Iranian Opposition Abroad

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Sayeh Hassan
by Sayeh Hassan
25-Feb-2010
 

On Tuesday February 23rd 201 Islamic Regime security forces “captured” Abdulmalik Rigi, the 27 year old leader of the armed Balouchi/Iranian opposition group Jundullah.

Jundullah is also known as People’s Resistance Movement of Iran and is a Sunni, Balouchi group that carries out armed operations against the Islamic Regime.

There have been numerous and contradictory accounts of how Mr. Rigi was “captured.” Regime’s English language network Press TV reported that he was “arrested” in one of Iran’s southern ports when his jet was “forced” to land while taking him from Kyragyzstan to Dubai.

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Agency however reported that he had been “captured” abroad and brought to Iran. Despite different reports one thing is for certain, Mr. Rigi was not simply apprehended, he was kidnapped and brought to Iran.

on their website Jundullah has claimed that the United States through a “backroom” deal helped the Regime in the capture of Mr. Rigi. There have been other speculations about the involvement of Pakistan and their help in the “capture” of Mr. Rigi.

While many Iranian opposition may not agree with Mr. Rigi’s political convictions, silence in the face of this international kidnapping may have very negative implications for Iranian opposition abroad.

If today we remain silent in the face of this international kidnapping and allow the Islamic Regime and any other country that through “backroom” deals may have helped in the capture of Mr. Rigi we risk facing similar situations with other opposition leaders and activists in the near future.

Today we must not remain silent, we must voice our concerns loud and clear. We must ask how and why Mr. Rigi was captured. We must inquire into which other countries may have been involved in the capture of Mr. Rigi in an attempt to help the Regime to meet their end of a “backroom” deal. There is no doubt that if the United States was involved in any way in the capture of Mr. Rigi, that means all opposition may be in danger regardless of where they may be.

Today Mr. Rigi was kidnapped, tomorrow they might come for the communists, then for the monarchists and then for me and you.

"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me."

Down with the Islamic Regime in Iran
Long Live Freedom in Iran

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Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Dear Benross

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

As long as freedom of expression is not established in Iran and political opinions can be expressed and exchanged in total freedom, nothing, NOTHING, can be blamed on actions derived from those political stance.

Are you telling me that opposition may do anything they want? I respectfully disagree. Terrorism and murder of innocent people is wrong. This is complete BS. I strongly condemn killing of innocent Iranian people by both IRI and "resistance" groups. By god man maybe I misunderstood you if so please tell me. 

If not then you are way off the mark. A resistance has to obey rules. Innocent civilians are off limits for sure. I do not want to join with a resistance that terrorizes people. What is the point? We don't need another MKO. If that sort of resistance wins we just get a new version of IRI.

Murder and kidnapping is wrong no matter who does it. VPK.


benross

As long as freedom of

by benross on

As long as freedom of expression is not established in Iran and political opinions can be expressed and exchanged in total freedom, nothing, NOTHING, can be blamed on actions derived from those political stance.

This is a good occasion, as any, to remind ourselves that we should unite to reach that freedom.


Sayeh Hassan

Thank you all for your

by Sayeh Hassan on

Thank you all for your comments, I just had a chance to quickly read over them.  I think anyone that thought I was writing this post in support of Mr. Rigi really missed the mark as that was not my point at all.

 But the same way Rigi and Jundollah are considered terrorists, so are MKO by many and Pjak, and many Kurdish opposition groups just to name a few.

 The point I was trying to make was that it will not end with him.  If we band against him, instead of demanding answers today tomorow MKO will be the terrorists who will be handed over and the next day the Kurdish fighters and so on.

 Lets not forget about Majid and Hossein Kavousifar who were handed over to the IRI and then executed, they didn't belong to any political organization either....

Cheers everyone, and thanks for reading and commenting. 

 

Sayeh Hassan

www.shiro-khorshid-forever.blogspot.com 


Fatollah

Dear Faramarz

by Fatollah on

I am not an expert on local Baluchi culture, but there are rules which even the IRI operatives obey by in Baluchestan. Here is how IRI operates there, If a Baluch promises, he delivers, nothing more nothing less, their word is their honor. If you want to capture a criminal or otherwise in Baluchestan,  you take his brother or a family memeber as your captive. And not to mention an IRI thug Sepahi colonel is worth 150 million toman. Having said that, our Baluchi brothers regradless are fearless. They are not like this dude "No Fear" with an ugly face!

p/s as for Mr. Siamak B. comment on the other thread, he seems to have no knowledge about Baluchestan before he promotes E. Yazdi to a higher level of manhood ! I think Not! 

-F


vildemose

I think Sazgara best

by vildemose on

I think Sazgara best describes the situation in that area. Their situation is no different than the Palestinians who have been dispossessed, live in abject povery, and discriminated against for years not only by the IRI but even by the Shah. It's a fertile ground for this kind of desperate extremism.

Watch Sazgara's video on top of the page..

 


Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

I am with hamsade ghadimi on this

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

i have a hard time rooting for someone with qoran in one hand and a gun in the other.

I agree. I don't trust this Jundullahany more than IRI. In fact I trust them even less.

Just because someone is figthing the IRI does not make them the good guys. 


Cost-of-Progress

Hamsade jon

by Cost-of-Progress on

Sometimes I wonder if these guys post their "material" with a straight face. I don't know what it is, I suppose some of them realize that this regime cannot last indefinielty, so they have jumped on the anti IR band wagon....Most of them though, are still tied up with 14 centuries old Islamic shackles......Most of them.

Baa sepaas.

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IRAN FIRST

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Anonymouse

Not kurdish pants! I wear kurdish pants Those r IRI ninja pants!

by Anonymouse on

Everything is sacred.


hamsade ghadimi

sayeh, cop, anonymouse

by hamsade ghadimi on

sayeh, i don't think we can call this international kidnapping when we don't know the details.  if a country hands over someone to the country who has requested his arrest, it's called extradition.  if any country is protesting the arrest or method of arrest of rigi, then we can talk about kidnapping.  at any rate ms. hassan, i have a hard time rooting for someone with qoran in one hand and a gun in the other.  i do empathize with the situation of my baluchi brothers and sisters, as well as all the people from the mosaic of cultures and ethnicities of iran that are being repressed by iri.  i do think your concern is well-intentioned.

cop, this is moosir's new mantra that he's against the vf and iri regime.  he just likes to attack those who are against it.  he just can't help it.  remember asghar taragheh.  the other day, he claimed he's been against iri even before iri was established!  talk about one-upmanship.

anonymouse, the sleepy chubby ninjas that posed with rigi are actually wearing kurdish pants (a bit larger than ninja pants).  i just thought i have to correct you on that minor detail.  otherwise, you were spot on.


Cost-of-Progress

I took the Hafez photo myself

by Cost-of-Progress on

And it is none of your business where I post it, get it?

But...but... moosir...did I hurt your feelings?  So you oppose the regime? Yeah right. I can tell by your postings and condescending remarks....sure.  

I could careless about this Rigi guy; a terrorist who's given the regime a dose of their own medicine.

Boro baba haal dari.

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IRAN FIRST

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Anonymouse

BTW Vavak dudes looked like chubby Ninjas woken up from a nap!

by Anonymouse on

Everything is sacred.


Faramarz

انانى موش پاشنه كش بدم خدمتت

Faramarz


Funny Anonymouse!

 

Thanks for the link Anonymous Observer.

Did you guys notice that in the picture from the link he was wearing one of those airline eye masks? I wonder if he ordered some special meals too or got a business class upgrade!

 

Fly the friendly skies of the Sepaah Airlines!


capt_ayhab

tid bit

by capt_ayhab on

//www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/07/080707fa_fact_hersh

Excerpts:

[Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to
current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources.
These operations, for which the President sought up to four hundred million dollars, were described in a Presidential Finding signed by Bush, and are designed to destabilize the country’s religious
leadership. The covert activities involve support of the minority Ahwazi Arab and Baluchi groups and other dissident organizations. They also include gathering intelligence about Iran’s suspected
nuclear-weapons program.]


And on Rigi's brother: //news.antiwar.com/2009/08/25/top-jundallah-figure-says-us-ordered-attacks/

 

Excerpts:

[

In particular, Rigi confirmed that Jundallah previously had ties with al-Qaeda for operations in Pakistan, and that the groups split in 2003
over differences of opinion about strategy in Iran. Not long after
severing its ties with al-Qaeda, the group started a relationship with
the United States government.

That fact has never been disputed, indeed US
officials have repeatedly confirmed that the government has secretly
encouraged and advised Jundallah as it fights the Iranian government
. But Rigi insisted the US ties went well beyond encouragement.

Rigi insisted that five years ago when the relationship began the US
government gave the group $100,000 and promised to provide it with
“everything we needed.” He also claimed that the US was directing the
group’s attacks, saying “they told us whom to shoot and whom not to. All orders came from them.”]

 

-YT 


Anonymouse

ریگم به کفش ریگی! خسته نشدین؟! مورچه چیه کله پاچش باشه؟!

Anonymouse


Everything is sacred.


Anonymous Observer

Faramarz Jaan

by Anonymous Observer on

The guy (Rigi) is a definitely a despicable terrorist...just like the IRI.  In fact, that's why the IRI doesn't like him.  The IRI wants to have the monopoly of terrorism and killing of defenseless civilians inside of Iran.  You don't think for a moment that the IRI has any compassion for Iranians, or that it wants to prevent Iranians deaths, do you?!!!  

But this whole fantasy about their "operation" is all that it is: another IRI fantasy.  Here's the Pakistani ambassador to Tehran, saying that Pakistan had a role in delivering Rigi to the IRI:

//www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2010/02/100224_u04_rigi_pakistan.shtml

It looks like Pakistanis are getting quite upset and impatient with the IRI about it concocting this whole fantasy, and taking all the credit, about Rigi's arrest.   There was actually another report of them saying that they delivered him to Iran across the border about a week ago.


Faramarz

اگر ريگى به كفشش نبود

Faramarz


 


اين بابا اگر ريگى به كفشش نبود با سازمان جاسوسى پاكستان همكارى نمى كرد

It is way too early to draw any conclusions on this case. But based on the contradictory reports that are coming out the IR propaganda machine, I don’t believe that the guy was captured in a gun battle in a hideout or anything like that

First of all the IR intelligent apparatus while very proficient in beating and torturing the defenseless Iranians, does not have any operational capabilities outside of Iran. The last time that a bunch Pasdar crossed the border into Pakistan, they were immediately arrested by the local police. The lawless areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan are controlled by the local warlords and are not the kind of place that someone from the outside can come and blend in. Also, the IR jets will be quickly shot down if they cross over to the Afghani air space

On his arrest video, the guy doesn’t look like someone who had put up a fight or had his bodyguards killed or captured. There was also the fact that his brother was supposed to be executed a while back, but for some unknown reason the hanging did not take place. All of this point to some sort of a deal behind the scenes

Finally, IR usually executes the armed, anti- regime people quickly after they capture them as has been the case in Kordestan and Khuzestan. In this case, from day one they have been talking about a public trial and the upcoming confessions about ties to CIA, etc. This also sounds very fishy. The fact that they so quickly came up with several different stories about the guy’s capture sound very similar to the way they assassinated the university professor in Tehran and then blamed the west for it on the same morning

I’ll wait and see what he says in his “public trial” and what will happen to him and his brother before I make a judgement  

 


Mola Nasredeen

She asks: "why Mr. Rigi was captured?"

by Mola Nasredeen on

Can you believe this woman? On what planet does she leave? Didn't she read about the kidnappings, beheadings and bombings of places of worship by this guy's terrorist organization?

I bet she has but she does support those activities and now is angry because of his arrest. It's best to let these characters to reveal their true nature as we have witnessed here, she and all her supporters.  


MOOSIRvaPIAZ

Take that Hafez tomb avatar out of your posts Cost-of-Progress

by MOOSIRvaPIAZ on

He must be spinning in his grave...

your culture might tolerate beheadings and consider innocent civillains death as colateral damage. you might consider it a heroic act justified when fighting IRI.

I dont. 

And I am no "Islamist". You people seem to like to throw that at people you disagree with just like IRI throws "mohareb" at their opponents. rest assured people like you are no better than IRI. 


AMIR1973

Emam-e Aziz has issued a fatwa from the grave

by AMIR1973 on

Emam Khomeini (pbuh) has declared that any of his cyber groupies on this website who are willing to step on a landmine for the Emam's greater glory will receive a plastic key to heaven and a plastic garage door opener for their Peykan in heaven. They will also receive 36 houris upfront and 36 more outback after stepping on that landmine. Do we have any Hossein Fahmideh wanna be's in cyber world willing to take the Emam up on his offer?

 

Dear IRI cyber groupies, this is your best one way ticket from Sheytan-e Bozorg to Islamist paradise.


Cost-of-Progress

Wow, all the Islamists have responded on this blog

by Cost-of-Progress on

From moosir to no fear to shotor to sargord to the "new" amg (is that a race car?), to all other "iran lovers"...LOL....I guess it hit a nurve. But how many really are there? I suppose its cheap to hire goons already brainwashed and ask them to defend the glory of Islam on the Net....

All we're missing is the satirical intellectual, Q....what a shame though. He brings so much to the islamic table, but perhasp he's busy issuing instructions..... 

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IRAN FIRST

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Onlyiran

IRI Terrorists murder another Innocent Iranian

by Onlyiran on

Mostfa Mir Ebrahimi, arrested six months ago in a pro-democracy protest in Iran, has died in an IRI prison:

//iranian.com/main/news/2010/02/25/another-young-iranian-mostafa-mir-ebrahimi-dies-pressures-prison

That young man lived in Iran, peacefully demonstrated and demanded freedom in Iran and died in his country.  And we have non-Iranians such as the Lebanese Iranmilitaryforum.net and American "sragord" who cannot even read or write Farsi telling us who's a terrorist and what is good for Iran and its people.

Shame on you all foreign paid mozdoors of IRI.  You're no different than this character:

//iranian.com/main/news/2010/02/25/report-hamas-founders-son-worked-israel

But then again, why wouldn't you be like that character.  Isn't he one of the idols that you worship? 


Mola Nasredeen

What a bunch of Bull...

by Mola Nasredeen on

Unbelievable, coming out of the mouth of anybody from any nationality!


Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Jundullah

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

 

is not exactly a democratic group. I am no fan of IRI as you all know. But two wrongs do not make a right. These are just another Islamic group only that they are Sunni vs Shiite. They blow things up! They do suicide bombings. They may have separatist plans. We should not let our anger at IRI blind us to other groups. Terrorism is wrong no matter who does it. And Jundullah has shown little regard for Iranian people. They may have separatist plans. I don't like groups that put ethnicity above being Iranian.

We should focus on what unites us and not divisive ideologies. I am all for a democratic Iran. But I oppose groups such as Jundullah. Having said that I do worry about the fate of Mr. Rigi. He should be afforded all the protections of a just law. Unfortunately I don't think he will be.

My position is to support a fair trial for Mr. Rigi. But I do not support Jundullah.


mullah-kosh

I have a simple question for the regime supporters..

by mullah-kosh on

I have a question for the IR supporters, and those recently converted terrorists-haters and terrorist fighters.

Did you guys  even read this blog, or are you so drunken mad by your ideology, so mesmerized by your masters that anything remotely critical of the regime will bring  you out of the woodwork like roaches in a dark kitchen when the light comes on?

This blog is not about Rigi. It is about the consequences of what may happen if people get stuck in the game of politics between two really regime. If indeed US is reponsible, who know what it may do to please those really terrorists so they will stop their play-hour with nuclear fission material. Read the blog, this is not a defense of Rigi.

Another question, Rigi killed bunch of thieves, and murderers, and yes may have killed some innocent people making him a terrorist. But IR has killed many many more, the Islamofascists in Iran have raped children, tortured them. How come not once any of you came out with half the outrage toward this poor blogger? If the amir dude is barfing at this, I am assumming all kind of liquids should be coming out of his body after seeing what IR did to our youth in the past 8 months! Of course a decent human being would only be this fair. Only a human being who is not on a payroll of a certain government can be fair, and neutral.


AMIR1973

Rigi was an Islamist terrorist thug, just like garbage IRI

by AMIR1973 on

Rigi was a terrorist, and Jundallah was a terrorist group. The IRI is a terrorist regime. Both of them deserve to be destroyed.    Okay IRI cyber groupies, it is time to go back to your keyboards and disseminate more propaganda on behalf of the murdering regime. But why oh why do IRI cyber groupies choose to live in Sheytan-e Bozorg rather than in IRI? Inquiring minds want to know...


MOOSIRvaPIAZ

terrorist sympathizers on iranian.com

by MOOSIRvaPIAZ on

amazing.

 

I guess you didnt catch the film where Jundullah beheaded a group of people  on camera.

 


No Fear

IMF...

by No Fear on

 You said;

"no true Iranian would support foreign agendas against Iran, no true Iranian would get depressed by Iranian progress in scientific and engineering fields, no true Iranian calling himself/herself a freedom and democracy activist for Iran would suppress any other voice but his own!"

Thank you for being real. That was like fresh air in this skunk infested forum.


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amgw4

chegadar mozakhraf hast eenjah

by amgw4 on

I guess when the police arrest people it is also a "kidnapping."

aslan eenjah editor dareh?