On 20th April, London-based newspaper Al-Hayat, citing...

On 20th April, London-based newspaper Al-Hayat, citing a source in the "Constitutional Monarchist Movement," reported the Iraqi authorities' execution of Ja'far al-Sayyid Jawad and the arrest of members of his family. Other reports point to the execution of citizens who had participated in marking the passage of 40 days since the death of the Shiite religious leader Muhammad al-Sadr. Other reports talk of the execution of 40 students at Basra University on charges of taking part in popular protests recently. In an interview of April 25 published by London-based newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Iraqi National Assembly Speaker Sa'dun Hammadi said no Iraqi politician has been executed, and there is no document proving that political executions have been carried out. "Such reports are lies, and the names are false and fabricated."