On 18 September, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) tagged as “circulating” a report that Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s office had addressed a Baghdad court seeking the release of a young man who burned his image. Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) also specified a Baghdad court, while Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) said the office addressed the relevant authorities and added that the appeal represented the ethics of Ahl al-Bayt. The KSS-linked caption said the image was burned in public; the channels did not establish the reported letter’s authenticity.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated18 Sept, 13:56
“Circulating... Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s office addresses a court in Baghdad to secure the release of the young man who burned his image.”
متداول... مكتب الامام السيستاني يخاطب محكمة في بغداد لغرض إطلاق سراح الشاب الذي أقدم على حرق صورة سماحته
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated18 Sept, 13:57
“The office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani addresses a court in Baghdad to secure the release of the young man who burned his image.”
مكتب المرجع الديني الاعلى اية الله السيد السيستاني يخاطب محكمة في بغداد لغرض إطلاق سراح الشاب الذي أقدم على حرق صورة سماحته
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated18 Sept, 14:02
“It addresses the relevant authorities to release the young man who burned the religious authority’s image in public. These are the ethics of Ahl al-Bayt.”
يُخاطب الجهات المعنية بإطلاق سراح الشاب الذي قام بإحراق صورة السيد المرجع على الفضاء العام. هذهِ هيَّ أخلاق أهل البيت
KH- and KSS-linked media aligned in elevating a Najaf intervention favoring release, while their different additions show KH emphasizing the judicial route and KSS emphasizing religious clemency.