In a surprising announcement regarding the arrest of the killer of Mr. Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister in the Kurdistan region after four decades since the crime, reactions and questions about the killer's confessions quickly followed. The son of the martyr, Jaafar al-Sadr – currently Iraq's ambassador to Britain – stated today, June 27, 2024, that "the main criminal is Saddam Hussein." He wrote in a post on the "X" platform that "the one responsible for the blood of the martyr al-Sadr and his sister Alawiya Bint al-Huda is the criminal Saddam, and the weapon used in his crime does not matter," considering that "the wicked person’s testimony should not be taken, as he is accused of lying or having ulterior motives aimed at exonerating his true master, the real criminal."
Mohammad Saleh al-Iraqi, the head of the Sadrist movement, reposted Jaafar al-Sadr's tweet, clearly supporting his conclusion about the convicted individual and the identity of the murderer.
Previously, an informed source mentioned that Iraqi security forces arrested a senior official from the former regime, who had served as the head of the fifth branch, while entering the Kurdistan region to renew his official documents. The source stated that "after investigation and the collection of information and close surveillance, the entry of Saadoun Sabri, known as 'Amin Nizar,' former head of the fifth branch of the military intelligence, to Kurdistan was tracked, coming from his residence in the UAE and Jordan."
It was indicated that "the security services opened a counter-terrorism case in the region regarding the wanted criminal, since he was on Kurdish territory, whereas the regional authorities procrastinated in handing over the criminal, demanding that the security forces conduct preliminary investigations with him on the territory of the Kurdistan region without handing him over to security forces."
According to the source, “military leaders linked to the Popular Mobilization Forces intervened to negotiate with security and political leaders in the Kurdistan region to hand over the wanted criminal to Baghdad's security forces. After assigning a specialized Iraqi security agency, the wanted Saadoun Sabri al-Qaisi (Amin Nizar) was arrested and brought handcuffed to Baghdad.”
After initial investigations conducted immediately upon his arrival in Baghdad, he confessed to the execution of martyr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Alawiya Bint al-Huda. During the investigation process, Amin Nizar indicated that he carried out the crime jointly with elements of the former security forces of the fifth branch.
During the indication phase, the criminal pointed out the location of the execution of Mr. al-Sadr and his sister, which is near the residential area of Basmaya today; however, due to changes in the landscape of the mentioned area, the exact location could not be precisely determined.
The criminal Saadoun Sabri mentioned during the investigation that at the execution site, Alawiya Bint al-Huda was buried, and specialized agencies are still investigating the burial location by reviewing urban maps of Baghdad from the time of the Saddam regime.
Urgent questions arise about the type of confessions (Amin Nizar) gave that provoked al-Sadr's anger and led him to accuse the person he described as "wicked" of attempting to exonerate Saddam from the crime.
Notably, Mr. Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was executed alongside his sister Bint al-Huda on the evening of April 9, 1980, by gunfire, following an order from the former regime's president, Saddam Hussein, on charges of "espionage for Iran."
