Saudi assassination of liberties

The Saudi crime of hanging Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr is a “ring in a series” of crimes. Wahabbi Saudi crimes which the world witnessed during the last few days, including execution, killing and oppression of people, are, but, only a ring in a series of their crimes in the name of Islam.

The execution of 47 Saudis by the Saudi regime is an atrocious crime, an assassination of liberties and human rights, and a reflection of the policy of the oppressive and disturbed Al Saud regime.

There is no state that has ever committed such crime against its people, and the spirits of the 47 victims will continue to strike fear into the Saudi regime and haunt it.

The international organizations and relevant institutes must call for holding the people responsible for this crime accountable. Group assassination is a terrifying political and humanitarian crime that cannot be conceived by any human mind or law or religion.

Sheik al-Nimr and a number of the other prisoners executed had been convicted following summary trials that raised serious concerns over the nature of the charges and the fairness of the process.

The crime of executing Sheikh al-Nimr sparked a worldwide condemnation of this crime, where Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad.

The international community should shed light on this crime and other crimes committed by Al- Saud

in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. Al-Nimr was criticizing the unfair practices of Al-Saud not inciting the Saudi people on the armed practices or hatching the conspiracies covertly.

The execution of al-Nimr is a political mistake committed by Al-Saud government. Those who alleged supporting democracy, freedom and human rights are supporting the Saudi regime that shed the blood of an innocent person just for criticizing it.

Saudi government supports terrorists and takfiri extremists, while executing and suppressing critics inside the country. Saudi Arabia is supporting terrorism and executing its opponents.

The execution of Sheikh Nimr was an execution of reason, moderation and dialogue.

Amnesty International has voiced concern over the imprisonment and abuse of peaceful human rights defenders and activists by the Saudi regime under the pretext of war on terror. Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, James Lynch, warned that the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia had worsened significantly over the past year.

More and more human rights defenders are being sentenced to years in prison under Saudi Arabia’s 2014 counter-terror law, while its allies shamelessly back the kingdom’s repression in the name of the so-called “war on terror”.

Dozens of prisoners of conscience remain in jail at risk of suffering cruel punishments and ill-treatment for their peaceful activism.

The rights group also pointed to the Al Saud regime’s execution spree since last year, which saw at least 151 people executed between January and November 2015, the country’s highest toll since 1995.

The nephew of Sheikh Nimr, Ali al-Nimr, and several other activists, who were imprisoned under the age of 18, have also received death sentences.

Riyadh has been under pressure over its violation of human rights and unfair detentions and punishments, shooting unarmed protesters and torturing suspects in recent years.

The Wahhabi regime in Saudi Arabia is the main supporter of terrorism in the Middle East region and in the world as a whole, and combatting terrorism requires halting the Saudi support for terror groups in Syria, Iraq and other parts of the world.

K.Q.