Al-Askari said he would push for the Iraqi government to contest the contract renewal.
The mood Monday on the streets in Basra was quiet, said al-Askari, the prime minister's spokesman.
But Sami al-Askari, a prominent Shiite member of parliament, said any commutation would set a dangerous precedent.
Al-Askari said there is a general mood of displeasure within the Iraqi government because of the contract renewal.
The Shiite militia members that were in the streets have withdrawn, al-Askari said.
The Guardian said the top negotiator for the Iraqi government, Sami al-Askari, had flown several time to Iran to negotiate with the kidnappers in the holy city of Qom.
Al-Askari said al-Taie's remains were handed over as part of an amnesty exchange agreement with Asaib Ahl al-Haq, under which the group will not face criminal prosecution or penalties if it disarms or turns over prisoners.
But Mr al-Askari, who is a member of the Iraqi parliament and adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, told the BBC that Iran had nothing to do with the kidnapping, and that he had never flown to Iran.
At other times they act to prevent a tragedy, such as when Shia clerics called on their followers, apparently successfully, not to retaliate against innocent Sunnis after the second bombing of the al-Askari shine in Samarra in June of this year.
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