ICRO Condemns Shia Cleric’s Death Sentence
In a statement released by ICRO’s public relations department, the court’s verdict has been described as a provocative move directed at fomenting discord and disunity in the Islamic Ummah.
Underlining the need for upholding unity and solidarity in the Islamic Ummah, the statement regretted that some Muslim countries move in line with the interests of the enemies of Islam, especially the Zionist regime, and take wrong steps that undermine Muslim unity.
ICRO condemned the Saudi court’s verdict and called on Muslim figures, both Shia and Sunni, as well as all the freedom-seekers in the world to voice their opposition to the unacceptable sentence.
Sheikh Nimr was sentenced to death on Wednesday by the Specialized Criminal Court in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. In reaction to the sentence, people took to streets in the city of Qatif in Eastern Province to condemn the move.
Amnesty International has called the death sentence “appalling,” saying the verdict should be quashed.
Nimr was given the death sentence on charges of disturbing the kingdom's security and making anti-government speeches.
He is the Imam of al-Awamiyya Mosque in Qatif and has spent most of his two-year detention in solitary confinement at the al-Ha’ir prison in Riyadh, according to Amnesty International.
