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Abdolmajid Rigi or Abdolmalek Rigi (also spelt Abdul-Malek Rigi or Abdulmalik Rigi) (Persian: عبدالمالک ریگی) (c. 1983 – June 20, 2010) was the leader of Jundallah, an Islamist Sunni militant organization based in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of southeast Iran, until his capture and execution in 2010 by the Iranian government.
On April 2, 2007, Abdolmalek Rigi appeared on the Persian service of Voice of America, the official broadcasting service of the United States government, which identified Rigi as the leader of popular Iranian resistance movement and used the title of Doctor with his name. This incident resulted in public condemnation by the Iranian-American community in the U.S, many of whom are opponents of the Iranian government.[9][10]
The Iranian newspaper Kayhan incorrectly reported on 7 April 2005, Abdolmalek Rigi, leader of the terrorist group, the Jundullah... was killed in an operation on the border with Afghanistan. [14] A video surfaced on 11 April showing Rigi alive.[15] Rigi's brother Abdulhamid Rigi accused his brother of working with Americans against Iran.[16]
BBC News carried a report on the statements, noting that It is not possible to say whether Abdolmalek Rigi made the statement freely or under duress. The US has denied having links with Rigi's group, Jundullah.[25][26] Reuters also reported that Geoff Morrell, Pentagon press secretary, dismissed claims by the Iranian government that Mr. Rigi had been at an American military base just before his arrest. Morrell called the accusations of American involvement “nothing more than Iranian propaganda.” [27]
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