Alwaght- Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned Saudi Regime’s execution of prominent Muslim cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in Tehran on Sunday, emphasizing the need for the whole world to act responsibly in the face of this and other crimes committed by the Saudi regime in Yemen and Bahrain.
“Without a doubt, the unlawfully shed blood of this innocent martyr will have a rapid effect and the divine vengeance will befall Saudi politicians,” the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei also slammed the silence of those who claim to be advocates of freedom, democracy and human rights and described the execution of Sheikh Nimr as a “political mistake” made by the Saudi regime and stressed that “the Almighty God will not remain indifferent to innocent blood and [this] unrightfully shed blood will rapidly afflict the politicians and executives of his [Saudi] regime.”
The Leader added that the top cleric neither invited people to take up arms, nor hatched covert plots, but “the only thing that he did was public criticism, [as well as] ordering good and prohibiting vice, which stemmed from [his] religious zest and fervor.”
Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader noted that torturing the Bahraini people and destruction of their mosques and homes in addition to the bombardment of the Yemeni people for over 10 months were other instances of crimes committed by the Saudi regime.
Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that “those who are honestly interested in the fate of humanity, [and] the fate of human rights and justice, must follow up on such issues and should not remain indifferent to this situation.”
