Raising fears of renewed sectarian tensions in the region, Saudi Arabia’s top court has sentenced a charismatic opposition leader to death for speaking out against the kingdom’s ruling family.
Nimr Baqer al-Nimr,
a reformist cleric, has repeatedly called for an end to corruption and
discrimination against minorities. He has a wide following, particularly
among young people in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, home to most of
the country’s minority Shiites, who are considered heretics by the
Sunni-ruled government.
After being imprisoned
for nearly two years, al-Nimr appeared in Riyadh’s Specialized Criminal
Court Wednesday with his lawyer and two brothers. Charged with
terrorism offences and “breaking allegiance to the king,” the judge
upheld the country’s harshest sentence — “crucifixion” — where the
decapitated body is publicly displayed. His brothers were reportedly
detained after the sentencing.
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Civil war in the kingdom - is that a bad thing? Seems like the entire middle east is melting down into one big battlefield - is that a bad thing/
ReplyDeleteReally. One less area of problems.
DeleteI keep saying "Read Hatred's Kingdom and Princes of Darkness and They Must Be Stopped and get your heads out of the TV, America." It's not like the information isn't readily available about these oil-rich savages.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed and thanks.
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