by Reza Hossein Borr
In an interview on 17 June 08 with Dr Nourizadeh of Chanel One TV, the spokesman of the Peoples Resistance Movement of Iran, Jondollah, vowed to continue their struggle until the Islamic Republic of Iran is overthrown. In answer to a question that what kind of Iran he wants to see in future, he articulated a vision of equality, prosperity, freedom and democracy. He expressed that his organization's military operations in Sarawan, Baluchistan, in which 16 top security guards were captured, was in response to the call of local people who had been beaten and their women had been raped by security forces earlier. He said that after the call of Iranian civil society organizations some time ago for an end to military operations, they honored their call and restrained from any conflict with the Iranian government, but the government continued attacks on innocent people, the security forces continued to rape innocent women and hanged the young innocent Baloch people who had been arrested on false and fabricated charges.
He said that no person with clear and active conscience can choose to turn a blind eye on the rape of innocent women who have never been insulted by men in their entire history. He said that allowing the security forces to continue their arbitrary killings and raping of women, is to encourage the security forces to continue such crimes. When the innocent and helpless women were raped in Sarawan, we had no any other alternative but blocking the way of the security forces and stopping them from further rapes and killings. In the conflict that followed, 16 members of the security forces were arrested. There were nine offices among them and their commander was a colonel. The capture of Iranian security forces by the Baluch fighters were welcomed by the Iranian news media and opposition groups. The readers of one site, http://www.peykeiran.com/praised the members of People Resistance Movement of Iran for their heroic action.
These operations happened two days before the extradition of Abdol Hamid Rigi, the brother of Abdul Malik Rigi, the leader of Peoples Resistance Movement of Iran from Pakistan to Iran. Abdol Hamid Rigi was returned to Iran even when the Pakistani authorities were warned by the Amnesty International and other human rights organizations that he would be persecuted, tortured and hanged in Iran. They also warned that he would be forced to false and fabricated confessions in which different innocent people may be implicated. He was returned on 12 June 08, before the Pakistan High Court could hold its session for stopping his extradition. This action was against Pakistan's judicial system. While the new coalition governmental of Pakistan owes its success to the successful actions of lawyers for restoration of democracy and rule of law in Pakistan, the government ignored judiciary procedures and acted against the law. Such actions clearly indicate why the new government refuses to reinstate the judges that were dismissed when Gen Musharaf announced martial law last year. This attitude of the new government proves that the violation of law is as easy as it was in the past while both Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari claim to be the victims of violation of human rights and break of law by the previous governments. The extradition of Rigi is an indication that the present leaders of Pakistan have not yet learnt their lessons from history and are prepared to sacrifice law for their interests. This was a major success for the Iranian authorities in their relationship with the new governmental Pakistan.
Abdol Hamid Rigi had been sentenced for one year few months ago. He was sentenced in Quetta, Baluchistan but suddenly was transferred to Islamabad and then handed over to Iranian authorities along with three other Baluch. The news of his extradition was not announced by the Pakistan authorities and the Pakistani newspapers published it quoting Iranian newspapers that had portrayed it as a great victory for the foreign policy of Iran and its enormous influence in Pakistan and the region.
In the same time, Iran was also able to negotiate the release of one Japanese student and Fahraj Friday leader in exchange for the freedom of 5 political prisoners and paying of 10 million dollars according to rebel sources; but the Iranian regime announced that the release of these two men have been secured by their military operations in which the main rebel leader have been arrested and his followers have escaped. This news was portrayed as a major military success for the Iranian regime. It also shows the deception strategies of a regime that was not committed to Islamic principles of telling the truth.
After the Jondollah's successful military operations, the Iranian government killed the top Baluch singer, Shohlibor, while he was on his way to sing in a festival. Another young Baluch was shot dead for alleged drug trafficking. Two Baluch were hanged in the southern city of Chabahar, Balochistan and one member of Jondollah was hanged in Zahedan today. This all happened within a week. The confrontation between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people in Baluchistan continues to rise in the coming weeks as we will see a hike in the persecution of the Baluch people.
Reza Hossein Borr is a leadership consultant and the creator of 150 CDs and 14 Change management models. He is also the author of Manual Success, Manual of Coaching and Mentoring, Motivational Stories that Can Change Your Life, and a New Vision for the Islamic World. He can be contacted by email: balochfront@aol.com
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