Abdolra'uf Rigi

عبدالرئوف ریگی

36 years old

28 August 2014 Assassinated abroad

Life

• He had seminary education, held the position of a “molavi” in the religious hierarchy of the Sunnis of Iran, and was a “teacher”
  Persian original

  او دارای تحصیلات حوزوی بود و در سلسله مراتب دینی اهل سنت ایران جایگاه یک «مولوی» را داشت و «مدرس» بود

• Mr. Rigi has been described by those close to him as a “warm-hearted and serious” person
  Persian original

  آقای ریگی از سوی نزدیکانش به عنوان فردی «خونگرم و جدی» توصیف شده است

• He was interested in sports, especially mountaineering
  Persian original

  او به ورزش و به ویژه کوهنوردی علاقه‌مند بود

• The execution of Abdolmalek Rigi put him under psychological pressure for some time
  Persian original

  اعدام عبدالمالک ریگی مدتی به لحاظ روحی او را تحت فشار گذاشت

• In 1383, because of pressure and threats to make him cooperate against his brother Abdolmalek Rigi, Mr. Abdolra'uf Rigi left Iran and settled in Pakistan
  Persian original

  آقای عبدالرئوف ریگی درسال ۱۳۸۳ به دلیل فشارها و تهدید برای همکاری علیه برادرش عبدالمالک ریگی از ایران خارج و ساکن پاکستان شد

In the words of those close to them

According to a person close to Mr. Rigi, “he helped with household chores such as cooking”.— A person close to Mr. Rigi

Persian original

به گفته یک فرد نزدیک به آقای ریگی، «او در کارهای منزل مثل آشپزی» کمک می‌کرد.

According to the same source, “but later, when he went to Pakistan, he cooperated [with Jundallah] politically and not militarily, and was [this organisation's] spokesman.”— One of those close to him

Persian original

به گفته همین منبع «ولی بعدا که به پاکستان رفت بصورت سیاسی و نه مسلحانه [با جندالله] همکاری می‌کرد و سخنگو[ی این سازمان] بود.»

How they died

• Mr. Abdolra'uf Rigi was shot by unknown persons and killed on Thursday, 6 Shahrivar 1393, in the “Satellite Town” neighbourhood of the city of Quetta, Pakistan
  Persian original

  آقای عبدالرئوف ریگی روز پنجشنبه ۶ شهریور ۱۳۹۳ در محله «سته‌لایت تاون» شهر کویته پاکستان مورد هدف گلوله افراد ناشناس قرار گرفت و کشته شد

• Extrajudicial execution » extrajudicial execution with a firearm
  Persian original

  اعدام فراقضایی » اعدام فراقضایی با سلاح گرم

After their death

• Abdolra'uf Rigi's body was buried in the city of Quetta
  Persian original

  جسد عبدالرئوف ریگی در شهر کویته به خاک سپرده شد

• Before and after Mr. Rigi's murder, the Ministry of Intelligence repeatedly summoned and threatened the male members of the family
  Persian original

  وزارت اطلاعات قبل و بعد از قتل آقای ریگی بارها اعضای مرد خانواده را احضار و تهدید کرد

• The women of the Rigi family were also summoned and told that “if [the children] follow their fathers' path, they will strike them.”
  Persian original

  زنان خانواده ریگی هم احضار و به آنها گفته شد که «اگر[فرزندان] راه پدرانشان را بروند، آنها را خواهند زد.»

Sources

1. Abdorrahman Boroumand Center — Omid memorial

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

Listed in

• Killed abroad
• Sunni Muslims
• The year 1393 (2014–2015)

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