US sponsored terrorist arrested in Iran

Abdolmalek Rigi, ringleader of the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jundallah, was captured in an operation on Tuesday. Initial reports indicate that Iran’s most wanted man was captured on a flight en-route to Kyrgyzstan from Dubai. Press TV reported that Rigi and one of his deputies were captured after their plane was brought down by security forces in an airport in the Iranian Persian Gulf city of Bandar Abbas.

The Jundallah group has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks in Iran. The group has carried out mass murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, acts of sabo

tage and bombings. They have targeted civilians and government officials, as well as all ranks of Iran’s military.

In their latest attack, which occurred on October 18, more than 40 Iranians — among them 15 members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including top commanders, in addition to several tribal elders — lost their lives when Jundallah terrorists carried out an operation in the border region of Pishin, located in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Iranian security forces said he was at a US base in Afghanistan 24 hours before his capture and had a forged Afghan passport issued by the US in his possession when he was detained.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters on Tuesday that there is strong evidence suggesting that Rigi was supported by the United States. “Not only are we aware of the many crimes against humanity committed [by Rigi], but we also have more than enough evidence that this terrorist group was in fact acting on US orders,” Mehmanparast said.

“This is a disgrace for a country which tries to portray itself as an avid supporter of human rights. The details of Rigi’s arrest and his link to the US government will be made public by the Intelligence Ministry in the near future”.

Citing US and Pakistani intelligence sources, the news group of an American television network, ABC, reported in 2007 that the terrorist group “has been secretly encouraged and advised by American officials” to destabilize the government of Iran.

ABC News Exclusive: The Secret War Against Iran

Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh revealed in another report in July 2008 that US Congressional leaders had secretly agreed to former President George W. Bush’s USD 400 million funding request, which gave the US a free hand in arming and funding terrorist groups such as Jundallah militants.
Preparing the Battlefield – The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran by Seymour M. Hersh

Seymour Hersh on Covert Operations in Iran – Audio
The Pakistan-based terrorist organization denies having any link to Washington but Rigi’s brother, arrested earlier and now in Iran’s custody, confirmed in an interview with Press TV that the Jundallah leader had, in fact, established links with the US administration.

Abdolhamid revealed that a go-between, named Amanollah-Khan Rigi, put the terrorist group in connect with the US administration, which had promised the anti-Iran terrorist group a safe haven in Pakistan.

As told to Press TV: “His name is Amanollah-Khan Rigi. He is my father’s cousin. He was a royalist during the Shah’s regime. After the [1979] Revolution in Iran, he left the country via Pakistan and sought asylum in the United States. The Americans had asked Amanollah-Khan to forge a link between the US and Jundallah. The Americans asked [Amanollah-Khan] to introduce them to [Abdolmalek] Rigi in Pakistan and that’s how link was established.”

He also claimed to have visited the US Embassy in Pakistan to seek more US cooperation with the terrorist group. “The most important issue that I raised was Jundallah’s security in Pakistan. I told the Americans that we needed support from the media, newspapers, radios and satellite channels to get our message across to the Baluch around the world,” he said. According to Abdolhamid, the Pakistani government was well aware of the whereabouts of the Jundallah terror group. “It is impossible to believe that Pakistan is unaware of Jundallah’s presence on its soil,” he said. “Pakistan is a perfect haven for Jundallah.”

As always, Imperialist western media is again playing the sectarian card to twist this news. Look at the sync in title, total dictation.

BBC: Iran ‘arrests leader of Sunni militants Jundullah’
CNN: Iran arrests Sunni militant leader
ABC: Iran Captures Sunni Militant Group Leader
FOX: What arrest? we are busy spinning the Toyota story to rake up American car sales. In other words no mention here, even after a search.

and the Imperialist supporters:

Gulf News: Iran arrests leader of militant Sunni group Jundallah

Al Arabiya Interview with Jundallah Leader Abdolmalek Rigi, 17 October 2008

Press TV’s “Iran Today” on Jundallah, with Interview with Brother of Jundallah Leader Abdolmalek Rigi