After founding the Islamic Revolution in Iran when several heads of seditious people and the Baha’i ones were arrested due to spying, the Baha’ism organization issued a statement and rejected its relationship with the regime of Shah claiming for not meddling in the policy.[1]
However, it is interesting to be noted that while Baha’ism was trying to reject all of its crimes, betrayals and tyrannies against the liberal people of Iran, the history of the Pahlavi regime proves its sedition and tyranny against the Iranian people. Consequently; in this article, we are attempting to introduce some of the famous Baha’i elements of the dreadful organization of SAVAK and the Baha’i torturers.
One of the most well-known torturers of SAVAK who was Baha’i was a person called Fereydoun Tawangari known as Arash. He was born in Tehran city in 1329 S.H. and his marriage document has been registered in the Baha’i office, Tehran dated 1357/5/14. He became the operation leader in 1357 S.H. involved in torturing male and female fighters. He was known as the harshest investigators in the common committee[2].
One of the other Baha’i torturers of SAVAK was Colonel Zibaee who had killed several people while he was torturing them. People hated Colonel Zibaee too much. They attacked his house mid 1357 S.H. and fired his house.[3]
Colonel Shirvanloo was one of the other senior managers of SAVAK. His son, Firouz Shirvanloo was also employed in SAVAK.[4]
According to Hussein Fardoust, the presence of the Baha’is in political and security posts (contrary to the Baha’i leaders’ order) has been doing allowed by the universal house of justice: “One day, I asked Lieutenant General Saniee: How have you accepted the political job? He answered: It is asked from Acre and they have allowed; in important and exceptional affairs, these jobs are being accepted.[5]”
Yes, history has well shown that Baha’ism hasn’t withheld tyranny against people when it has gained power[6].
[۱] Refer to Zahed Zahedani, Baha’ism in Iran, Bija: the center for the documents of the Islamic Revolution, 1381, pp. 307-317.
[۲] Qasem Hassan Pour, the torturers are saying, p. 13.
[۳] Ahmad Allahyari, the Baha’is in Pahlavi era, the hidden half, Vol. 31, pp. 138-139.
[۴] Ibid.
[۵] Hussein Fardoust, the rise and fall of Pahlavi kingdom, Bija: Ettelaat publishing house, 4th, 1380 S.H., Vol. 1, p. 375.
[۶] Refer to Ishraq Khawari, the heavenly food, Bija: the national institute of the faith press, 129 Badi’a, Vol. 4, pp. 349-350.
