According to the chief prosecutor of Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province, Abdol-Hamid Rigi is to be executed. Abdol-Hamid, the brother of Jondollah's leader Abdol-Malek Rigi, was arrested by Pakistani security forces and later extradited to Iran in 2008. Although many Jondollah prisoners have been executed by the state since then, it appeared that Abdol-Hamid was being held as a bargaining chip. However, with Jondollah's terrorist activities continuing--some in direct response to Abdol-Hamid's detention--perhaps the Iranian government has changed its mind. Jondollah has not yet issued a response to this news.
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