Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Anger at execution of top Shia cleric
Found on BBC News on Saturday, 02 January 2016
He was among 47 people put to death on Saturday after being convicted of terrorism offences.
Iranian officials have been strident in their condemnation of the execution. The foreign ministry said the Sunni kingdom would pay a high price for its action, and it has summoned the Saudi charge d'affaires in Tehran in protest.
Saudi Arabia carried out more than 150 executions last year, the highest figure recorded by human rights groups for 20 years.
All those who cry out now, especially those in the western hemisphere, knew this legal system all those years and still decided to look away because Saudi Arabia is a very wealthy business partner.