Editing Ahmed al-Hasan (section)

===Arrests and fabricated charges===

Ahmed al-Hasan's supporters said that their cause is humanitarian, not terrorist, and that they have no worldly ambitions. Rather, their cause is reform as Sayeed Ahmed al-Hasan has said: "I did not come to demolish."

The group said that the judicial rulings that took place in Iraq and the charges that were falsely and slanderously imposed on people from the group are considered an infringement on the freedom of belief of a group with a non-utilitarian religious orientation. They raise demands to the relevant Iraqi authorities, whether judicial or governmental, to the governments of major countries, and to humanitarian organizations to intervene, reopen investigations with the detainees, and remove Article 4 terrorism charges against them. It is noted that the fatwas to arrest Sayeed Ahmed Al-Hasan, shed his blood, and target his group were issued by the Iraqi Shia authority, followed by the Iranian Shia authority. In 2008, sentences were passed against 43 individuals within days amidst continuous torture and coercion to confess to fabricated charges: 19 men were sentenced to life imprisonment, and 24 men from our group were sentenced to death.

Additionally, one of Sayed Ahmed Al-Hasan's followers was arrested while performing the Husseini rituals during the Arbaeen pilgrimage procession. He had no prior arrest warrant against him, and the charge was his affiliation with the Yamani group, which is Sayeed Ahmed Al-Hasan's group. This has no connection to terrorism, yet they included it under Article 4 terrorism and sentenced him to ten years in prison. The religious authorities in Iraq have influence over the government authorities, intelligence, and police departments, so it is no surprise that they are fighting Sayeed Ahmed Al-Hasan by pushing their agendas. They continue to incite against Sayeed Ahmed Al-Hasan's group through their channels and media, monitoring their movements, and fabricating charges against them whenever the opportunity arises.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2013/11/27/464806.html | title=جماعة احمد الحسن بالعراق تستنكر اعتقال اتباع الجماعة على يد المرجعيات الشيعية | date=27 November 2013 }}</ref>