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One Person’s Story

Malek Ajdar Qassabi Sareskandar Rud

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Non-Believer
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: December, 1981
Location of Killing: Tabriz, Azarbaijan-e Sharqi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Malek Ajdar Qassabi Sareskandar Rud, and his will, were published in the Peykargar publication (publication of the Peykargar Student Union in West Berlin, No. 1, August 10, 1983). He is one of the 430 “Martyrs of the Peykar Organization for the Liberation of the Working Class” published on the website of Andeesheh va Peykar. This list contains the names of 400 members and sympathizers of the organization who have been executed. Mr. Qassabi Sareskandar Rud is also among the 12,028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by the Mojahedin Khalq Organization on September 6, 1985. The list includes individuals, affiliated with various opposition groups, who were executed or killed during clashes with the Islamic Republic security forces from June 1981 to the publication date of the magazine.

The Peykar Organization for the Liberation of the Working Class was founded by a number of dissident members of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization who had converted to Marxism-Leninism. Peykar was also joined by a number of political organizations, known as Khat-e Se (Third line). The founding tenets of Peykar included the rejection of guerrilla struggle and a strong stand against the pro-Soviet policies of the Iranian Tudeh Party. Peykar viewed the Soviet Union as a “social imperialist” state, believed that China had deviated from the Marxist-Leninist principles, and radically opposed all factions of the Islamic regime of Iran. The brutal repression of dissidents by the Iranian government and splits within Peykar in 1981 and 1982 effectively dismantled the Organization and scattered its supporters. By the mid-1980s, Peykar was no longer in existence.

Arrest and detention

Mr. Malekajdar Qassabi Sareskandar Rud was arrested on August 16, 1981.

Trial

Mr. Malekajdar Qassabi Sareskandar Rud was tried on December 5, 1981.

Charges

In his will, Mr. Qassabi Sareskandar Rud has written that he was charged with “defending Marxism-Leninism as a science for liberation of the working class and all hard working people of the world, and defending the children of workers, farmers, and the disadvantaged.”

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Qassabi Sareskandar Rud’s defense.

Judgment

Mr. Qassabi Sareskandar Rud’s will is dated December 7, 1981. He was executed by firing squad in Tabriz. He was 26 years old.

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