Global Condemnation to Sheikh Al-Nimr’s Execution: Irresponsible Terrorism...
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Saudi Arabia's execution of Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr drew angry reactions from Muslim bodies worldwide.
On Saturday, Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shia Council condemned Riyadh's execution of Sheikh Nimr as a "grave mistake."
"The execution of Sheikh Nimr was an execution of reason, moderation and dialogue," the council's Vice President Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan said in a statement.
Some figures in Lebanon have also blasted the Saudi regime for putting the leading figure to death despite international calls for Riyadh to overturn his death ruling.
For its part, Iran strongly condemned KSA's execution of al-Nimr, denouncing it as deeply irresponsible.
"The execution of a personality such as Sheikh Nimr who had no means other than speech to pursue his political and religious objectives only shows the depth of imprudence and irresponsibility," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Saturday.
He further said: "The Saudi government supports terrorists and Takfiri extremists, while talking to its critics at home with the language of execution and suppression."
Sheikh Nimr's execution comes while "Takfiri terrorists and extremists have taken away peace and security from regional nations and the world and are threatening the existence of some governments in the region," said the Iranian official.
"It is clear that the consequences of this abortive and irresponsible policy will befall those behind it and the Saudi government will pay a heavy price for following such policies," Jaberi Ansari added.
In a similar move, Pakistan's Muslims Unity Assembly also decried the move as a challenge against millions of Muslims worldwide.
In Yemen, the Ansarullah movement also described Sheikh Nimr as a "holy warrior" and said the Saudi execution of the top Shia cleric is a "flagrant violation of human rights."
Elsewhere in Bahrain, hundreds of people held a protest rally in the capital, Manama, to voice their outrage at the execution of the Shia cleric.
Bahraini police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators protesting the execution of top Shia cleric sheikh Nimr Bar al-Nimr, in the capital, Manama, on January 2, 2016.
Eyewitnesses said Bahraini security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators, who were carrying pictures of the cleric, in the village of Abu-Saiba, west of Manama.
Widespread protest rallies are expected to be held around the word to condemn Riyadh, which is already beefing up security in the Shia-dominated Qatif region of Eastern Province, according to reports.
The new announcement comes a day after a tally by The Associated Press, which was based on reports by Amnesty International, showed Saudi Arabia had carried out 157 executions in 2015, most of which were beheading by sword. This is a record of the most capital punishments conducted in a single year since 1995.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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