Iraq announced that it had executed a death sentence for a high-ranking officer of the Saddam Hussein government for his involvement in the murder of a prominent cleric in 1980.
Citing AP, the Iraqi National Security Service announced yesterday that it had executed Saadoun Sabri Al-Qaisi, who was a major general under Saddam.
He was arrested in 2025 and found guilty of "grave crimes against humanity," including the killing of civilians and prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Mohammed Baqir Al-Sadr, who was a member of the Al-Hakim family.
The department did not say when Al-Qaisi was hanged.
Al-Sadr is known for frequently criticizing Saddam and Iraq's secular Baath government. He became more critical after the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, which increased Saddam's fears of an uprising in Iraq led by Shiites.
In 1980, Al-Sadr and his sister, religious scholar and government critic activist named Bint Al-Huda, were arrested. Reports indicate that they were tortured before being executed by hanging on April 8, 1980.
The execution sparked widespread outrage at the time and remains a symbol of repression under Saddam's rule.
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