New details of the attack on Shah Cheragh Shrine from the defendant’s perspective
Naeem Hashim Qatali, the third-ranked defendant, confessed to being a member of the ISIS group and also having connections with one of the leaders of this group in Afghanistan. He said, during his time in Afghanistan and after joining ISIS, he pledged allegiance to Mullah Hekmat.
I came to Iran with the intention of working, but after some time, Abdullah Saeed, one of the leaders of ISIS in Afghanistan, contacted me and told me to host his guests who come to Iran as a caretaker.
On several occasions, Abdullah Saeed, the first-ranked defendant, transferred amounts to my account, which were used for the current expenses of the guests.
I met the assassin in Azadi Square in Tehran and took him to a house that was at my disposal. After a few days, on Abdullah Saeed’s orders, I arranged a SIM card and bought a ticket to Shiraz under an alias for him.