The outstanding Sunni leader, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid, condemned assassination of two government employees in the southern part of Balochistan in Iran calling the incidents ‘bitter’ and ‘shocking’.
Talking to the Sunni worshippers in Zahedan on Friday, April 25, he asked the pertinent officials, people and social elders to enhance their vigilance over such terror acts. He said, “It should be clear who is behind the recent wave of assassinations? Who wants to destabilize security in the province when we observe a much better cooperation among different communities in Sistan-Baluchistan?”
Khateeb of Sunnis further said, “The terror incidents are taking place while the president and his cabinet visited the province recently; there is a unique opportunity for development of the province. Instability damages the province, unity and adhesion of the people. We should protect the unity and correlation of masses.”
Pointing out to the recent productive trip of the Iranian president to Sistan-Baluchistan, the rector of Darululoom Zahedan stated, “Some double agents inside the country want to create enmity and discords. Particularly after the trip of Dr. Rouhani and positive signs of development and implementation of justice in the province, some elements exaggerate in conveying the events and highlight insecurity incidents; if there is a bullet fired, they show it as a bomb blast. Thus we need to be more vigilant.”
The eminent Sunni leader called on the people of Sistan-Baluchistan to give up their tribal disputes as it is the root of some insecurity incidents. “Killing is a big crime; if there is any difference between two persons or groups, they should resolve the matter by legal ways. We decry all kinds of murders. We want the related officials to follow up and made clear the suspicious murders in the province uncovering the culprits,” he added more.
Mawlana Abdol-Hamid underlined, “We have domestic and foreign enemies; all should be careful over undercover enemies. We should try to dissolve the plots of these people gently. I hope we will get success and there would be peace and calm in the region.”
In another part of his speech before thousands of worshippers, the member of the IUMS criticized the role of some security personnel on check posts and homes of people over checking identity papers. He said, “We have received some reports that some security personnel in uniform or disguised officers stop helpless people and even women for identity cards. Sometimes, they confiscate identity papers of original Iranian citizens without any reasonable proof. This case proves that some people who are unhappy with the new circumstances, they want to show their anger in this way. We ask the provincial officials and security organizations to control such elements who want to create problems for people.”
He called on the officials to conduct a just investigation on the problem of identity cards and papers in a correct manner without making problems for people as many of the Baluch citizens have been declared ‘suspicious citizens’ and deprived of their due rights.