In an interview with a subversive medium, Saeed Rezaee one of the former leaders of the Baha’ism organization considered the behavior of the Iranian government as useless. Concerning the reason for his imprisonment and the leaders of the Baha’i organization in Iran said: “The major accusations of the leaders of the Baha’i community had been mentioned as “spying”, ‘the proselytizing activity against the system of government of the Islamic republic of Iran”, “establishing and expanding the illegal organization.
Introducing the interrogation period as the most difficult one of his conviction, Rezaee rejected the spying accusation from the Baha’is and didn’t explain about the Baha’is reporting to the foreign organs. He also mentioned that: “The anti-spy office of the intelligent service of Iran had issued a letter that there isn’t any document concerning our spying till the date of our arrest. That is, the intelligent service itself had mentioned it.” Rezaee also considered disobedience of the prison laws in wearing uniform for referring to hospital as the reason for his oppression and praised the Baha’is successful propaganda against the Iranian government resorting to pretending to be oppressed.[1]”
The Notes:
- One of the crimes considered for the leaders of the Baha’ism organization has been establishing and expanding the illegal organization. An accusation which was rejected by this member of the Baha’i organization. The adventure was as follows:
Following the rule by the Attorney General’s office in 1362 S.H., concerning the cancellation of the Baha’ism organization in Iran[2], the spiritual assembly of the Baha’is of Iran sent a letter to the Attorney General’s office and claimed in one of its paragraphs: “All Baha’i centers is cancelled in Iran. So, nobody is considered as Baha’i in Iran.[3]”
However, the Baha’ism organization didn’t bond with its commitments practically. It sought to remain the Baha’ism organization by changing its name and keeping its assemblies’ efficiency under the name of “the companions of Iran”. Eventually; in 1387 S.H., its seven main members were arrested. Once again, the then prosecutor announced all the organizational activities of the Baha’ism organization as illegal: “The organization of the deviant cult of Baha’ism has been illegal and informal in all categories and its dependence on Israel and their opposition against Islam is evident and its danger against the national security is documented. It is necessary for each kind of alternative organization will be encountered based on rules[4].” Anyway, how does Saeed Rezaee, as one of the members of the Iranian Baha’i organization consider clear crimes such as keeping and establishing illegal organization in the country as accusation?!
- One of the other cases considered by Saeed Rezaee as accusation was proselytizing against the system of government and spying; while a glance at formal and informal networks of the Baha’ism organization in the country and the Baha’is cooperation against the Islamic Revolution from 1388 riots to 1396 oppositions and etc. will reveal Rezaee’s blackmail in these cases[5].
Of course, the treacherous history of Baha’ism isn’t limited to the period of the Islamic Republic of Iran and history narrates spying of the Baha’i leaders and followers from its establishment till now. The members of the Baha’ism organization are responsible for gathering information and sending it to the universal house of justice in Israel in order to be used by the countries which support the Baha’ism spying organization.[6]
- Saeed Rezaee is claiming for not existing any document in the Iranian intelligent service concerning the members to be spies. It means after being arrest, information concerning spying of the hidden organization which is related to Israel has been discovered. Because otherwise he was saying no document wasn’t found concerning the spying of the members of the Baha’i hidden and illegal organization during trial.
- It is interesting to be known that the leaders of the illegal organization of Baha’ism in Iran didn’t obey the country rules and had no obligation to dissolve their organization. They also continued their disobedience in prison. To such an extent that Saeed Rezaee proudly mentions his stubbornness in disobeying the authorities to wear prison uniform for a medical visit! It is the fact of cult introduces itself as the follower of sovereignty. A cult whose leaders consider obeying the government as a divine decree and make no exception for the disobedience of their followers to the government.[7]
[۱] A part of the text of Saeed Rezaee’s interview, one of the members of the Baha’ism organization with the anti-Revolution media.
[۲] Fars correspondence, the news title: the activities of the deviant cult of Baha’ism is forbidden and illegal, dated: 1387/11/27.
[۳] Zahed Zahedani, Baha’ism in Iran, Bija: The center for the Islamic Revolution documents, 1381 S.H., pp. 307-317.
[۴] Fars correspondence, the news title: The activities of the deviant cult of Baha’ism is illegal and forbidden, dated; 1387/11/27.
[۵] For more studies refer to the article: The Baha’i elements, the leaders of riots in some regions of the country.
[۶] Refer to Javad Mansouri, the history of 15 of Khordad movement, narrated by documents, Tehran: The center for the documents of the Islamic Revolution, 1st edition, 1378 S.H., Vol. 1, document No. 92.2.
[۷] Ishraq Khawari, the treasury of limitations and commandments, the electronic copy, pp. 463-464.
