Iran Human Rights, June 20: According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, Abdolmalek Rigi, the former leader of the armed Baluchi group Jondollah, was hanged early Sunday morning June 20.
The execution took place inside Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning.
Abdolmalek Rigi (26) was the founder of the armed sunni group fighting against the authorities. The group had claimed several bombings and attacks directed against the Revolutionary Guards.
Abdolmalek Rigi was convicted of Moharebeh (at war with God), and several other charges such as kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, propaganda against the authorities, having connection with the foreign intelligence services and other counter-revolutionary groups.
Abdolmalek’s brother was hanged few weeks earlier.
Iranian authorities have used charges such as collaboration with Jondollah, in order to justify executions and crack down the sivil society in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. Baluchestan’s capital Zahedan, isamong the cities with the highest number of executions.
Iran Human Rights condemned strongly the execution of Abdolmalek Rigi. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesperson of Iran Human Rights said: " We strongly condemn the execution of Abdolmalek Rigi and all other executions in Iran. The Iranian regime’s rule is based mainly on fear and death penalty is their strongest mean to spread fear".