Iran to put 7 Jundallah members on trial

The Iranian authorities are slated to put seven alleged members of the Pakistan-based Jundallah terrorist group on trial, a judiciary official says.

“The charges against these seven people are that they are mohareb (fighters against God) and belong to the terrorist group of Abdolmalek Rigi,” head of the Sistan-Baluchistan province judiciary, Ebrahim Hamidi, told Fars news agency on Wednesday.

“The files of these defendants… with their indictments have been sent to the court. Their trial will soon be held and the court of first instance will issue its verdict,” he added.

The Iranian officials say certain foreign countries, including the US, Britain, Pakistan as well as Saudi Arabia support Jundallah.

Jundullah, which operates in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan and Pakistan’s Baluchistan provinces, has carried out a number of attacks against high profile Iranian targets, especially the government and security officials.