Iranian-Iraqi National Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Charges in US Court, Claims Innocence and Blames American Rockets for Killing Children
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- •Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old dual Iranian-Iraqi national, pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in a US court.
- •Al-Saadi is accused of planning 20 attacks across Europe and the United States, including the bombing of a Bank of New York office in Amsterdam and a synagogue in Belgium.
- •The defendant is linked to 16 planned or executed attacks against international targets during March and April alone, and is accused of conspiring to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations.
- •Al-Saadi faces charges that carry potential sentences of up to life in prison, including conspiring to bomb a place of public use and attempted acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.
- •The defendant had close connections to Qasem Soleimani and later to Soleimani's successor, Esmail Qaani, and claimed to be part of the "resistance," a group that includes the IRGC.
A 32-year-old dual Iranian-Iraqi national, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges. Al-Saadi, who is accused of planning 20 attacks across Europe and the United States, addressed the court through an Arabic interpreter, claiming innocence and stating that American rockets were killing children in his country. The defendant, who was seen smiling throughout the proceeding, wore a jail-issued tan jumpsuit over an orange shirt, orange Crocs, and shackles. During the hearing, prosecutors outlined a lengthy list of charges against Al-Saadi, which included conspiring to provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations, conspiring to bomb a place of public use, and attempted acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.
