Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

for Human Rights in Iran

https://www.iranrights.org
Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Sadeq Rigi

About

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

Case

Date of Killing: 1981
Location of Killing: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting

About this Case

The information about Mr. Sadeq Rigi is taken from the book Our Martyrs on the Path to Freedom by Rah-e Kargar Publications. He was born in Zahedan. He was a student in Polytechnic University of Tehran and a sympathizer of the Fadaiyan Khalq Organization. He joined the Reh-e Kargar Organization after it was established. After the widespread suppression of the opposition started in June 1981, in order to avoid being identified in his hometown he went to Tehran to work.

"Rah-e Kargar" or the "Revolutionary Workers Organization of Iran" was established in the summer of 1979. The Organization was founded by individuals from various leftist groups who rejected the idea of armed struggle and believed in political action. They identified themselves as Marxist-Leninists, promoting a socialist revolution and the leadership of the proletariat. They differed with the pro-Soviet communist party, Tudeh, in that they opposed the Islamic Republic and Ayatollah Khomeini's leadership.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are unknown. According to the above book, Mr. Sadeq Rigi was arrested in Tehran in the summer 1981.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

No information is available on Mr. Sadeq Rigi’s charges.

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution contains no evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available about the his defense.

Judgment

No specific information is available about the defendant’s execution. According to the above source, Mr. Sadeq Rigi was executed by a firing squad in Tehran in summer of 1981.

Correct/ Complete This Entry