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| Jundullah fights Islamic Republic, Shiism: Terrorist |
| 2009-07-20 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Jundullah ringleader Abdulmalek Rigi decided to establish the terrorist group after becoming familiar with al-Qaeda and Taliban, his brother Abdulhamid says. "After Abdulmalek got to know al-Qaeda and Taliban in 2003, he decided to establish a cell and rebel against the Islamic Republic and Shia Islam," Abdulhamid told reporters on Sunday. "Abdulmalek and his group had a purpose to sow discord among Shia and Sunni based on the orders received from the US," he added. "I went to school for two year and after that I went to a seminary in [the southeastern Iranian city of] Zabol. After that I became a vender," Abdulhamid explained about his background. The remarks by the Jundullah ringleader's brother came after the public relations office of the judiciary in Sistan-Baluchestan Province announced that thirteen people confirmed to have been loyal to the terrorist group, including Abdulmalek's relatives, had been executed on Tuesday. With a sharp lookout for Jundullah ringleader, Iran handed down on Sunday the death penalty to two other members of the notorious terror group. Abdulhamid went on to say that his brother would receive a punishment befitting his heinous crimes. "I urge Abdulmalek, as my elder brother, to quit his evil acts and refrain from committing further crimes. I ask him to stop playing with people's lives," the apprehended brother of the Jundullah top man said. The Pakistan-based Jundullah has staged a torrent of bombings and terrorist attacks in Iran, one of which left at least 25 Iranians dead in early June. Jundullah militants are believed to be closely affiliated with the notorious al-Qaeda organization. The Asia Times reported in May that al-Qaeda militants had sought to establish an alliance with the exiled Jundullah to fulfill longstanding plans of creating a strategic corridor in the region and lay the foundation for joint regional operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. In a recent interview, Abdulhamid Rigi told Press TV that his brother had held several "confidential" meetings with FBI and CIA agents in Karachi and Islamabad. He added that during one of the meetings, two female US agents had offered weapons, safe bases in Afghanistan and professional trainers and had attempted to recruit volunteers. Two years ago, the Sunday Telegraph claimed that Jundullah was a CIA brainchild engineered to achieve the Bush-era goal of "regime change in Iran". Abdulhamid, who has been convicted of cooperation in acts of terrorism, awaits imminent execution. |
| Posted by:Fred |