Saudi Arabia Executes 47 Including Prominent Shiite Cleric, Causing Outrage In Iran…

In Saudi Arabia heads start dropping on New Years.
Via Fox News:
A prominent Shiite cleric was among the 47 prisoners executed in Saudi Arabia Saturday after they were convicted of terrorism charges.
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was a central figure in the 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests in Saudi Arabia. The execution has sparked condemnation from several Muslim leaders in the Middle East and could kick off new unrest among the kingdom’s Shiite minority.
Iran had already warned that the execution of al-Nimir would deepen the rift between Tehran and Riyadh. Iran said last year that al-Namir’s execution would “cost Saudi Arabia dearly,” according to Reuters.
Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami called on the Muslim world to denounce the execution of al-Namir. He also said the Saudi ruling family would be “wiped from the pages of history.”
“I have no doubt that this pure blood stain will stain the collar of the House of Saud and wipe them from the page of history,” Khatami was quoted by the Mehr news agency.
Iraq Shiite ruling coalition MP also took a jab at Saudi Arabia, saying the move aimed to “set the region on fire.”
Al-Namir’s, brother, Mohammed al-Namir, also took to Twitter to express his outrage at the execution.
“You are wrong, uncertain and mistaken if you think that killing will stop demands for rights. We remain peacefully demanding reform and change in our country,” he wrote.
His son Ali, the cleric’s nephew, is also facing execution, but his name was not among those listed Saturday. Amnesty International describes Ali al-Nimr as a juvenile offender because he was 17 years old in February 2012 when he was arrested. He was later convicted, and his death sentenced upheld, on charges of attacking security forces, taking part in protests, armed robbery and possessing a machine-gun.





















