Alwaght- Prominent Saudi cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was executed aside with 46 others by Saudi regime.
Sheikh Nimr was one of many victims of the government's crackdown on all opposition to its authoritarian regime. Sheikh al-Nimr was active in demanding more liberty, constitutional changes and an end to sectarian discrimination in Saudi Arabia.
He was arrested in 2012 on trumped up charges of apostasy and terrorism after leading anti-government protests in the country.
Reactions to Sheikh Nimr's Execution
"I have no doubt that this pure blood will stain the collar of the House of Saud and wipe them from the pages of history," Khatami, a member of the Assembly of Experts and a Friday prayer leader, was quoted as saying by Mehr.
An Iraqi lawmaker also told al-Sumaria TV on Saturday that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shi'ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr was intended to fuel Sunni-Shi'ite strife and "set the region on fire",.
Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shi'ite Council condemned the execution of him saying it was 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.
Yemen's Houthi movement mourned his execution as a "holy warrior".
His brother, Mohammed al-Nimr, stated:"Sheikh Nimr enjoyed high esteem in his community and within Muslim society in general and no doubt there will be reaction". However, he asked for peaceful reaction, saying "We hope that any reactions would be confined to a peaceful framework. No one should have any reaction outside this peaceful framework, enough bloodshed".
