Following the reports,
Gholam Haidar Raisani Baloch and three other persons were
extradited by
Pakistan
government to the authorities of Islamic Republic of Iran at Islamabad airport Saturday 14.06.2008. The
identity of other 3 persons is still unknown.
Gholam Haidar Baloch – son
of Khodabaksh born in 1979, who originates from a
area near by Quetta,
was approximately one year ago sentenced to imprisonment in Pakistan,
claimed to carry unauthorized arms. Despite of
the court sentence, the government of Pakistan
changed the decision last month and ordered his extradition to Iran, where it
was claimed that he is holder of iranian nationality. Several human
rights organizations and groups, including Amnesty International
have consequently reacted by objection to this dicision.
Furthermore, baloch people in several cities in Balochistan have
expressed their objection to the current illegal dicision of
Pakistan
government by demonstrations and other legal peaceful acts.
After changing the dicision
of court by Pakistan
government, human rights activists succeeded to bring the case to
Supreme court, which ordered the cancellation of extradition order.
On the date where the dicision of supreme court was about to be
published, the pakistani authorities removed Gholam Haidar from
Quetta Jail, and hold him in custody at an unknown place until
Saturday 14.06.2008. Afterwards the extradition was announced by
Iranian news agencies. The announcement did though not mentioned his
name but as ‘’Abdoulhamid Rigi’’.
Islamic Republic of Iran
has during the hole process claimed that Gholam Haidar is an iranian
citizen while there are uttermost legal documentations on that he is
a pakistani citizen. His parents and his own family members are all
holder of pakistani national, and hold all pakistani aquired
documents incl. ID-card, driving liscence, school
documents, passport etc.
As informed, the Islamic republic of Iran
has already killed and still killing hundreds /
thousands of young Baloch with false allegations such as
participation in drug handling processes and / or participation in
armed groups. As informed also, the acused persons have been killed
with no any right for justice defence against the false allegations.
When it is not possible for the regime to take such allegations in
use, it does not hesitate to claim the Baloch are politically active
agains the regime.
Therefore we in Balochistan
Human Right Watch strongly fear for the life of Gholam Haidar Baloch
and would like to call international attention,
the Amnesty International in particular, to our concern.
Nevertheless we would like the international community to
take the necessary immediate action on this particular imprtant
matter
