TEHRAN -- A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Riyadh about the repercussions of carrying out the death sentence handed to prominent opposition leader Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

The Al Saud rulers should await popular uprisings and social unrest if the senior cleric is executed, Esmail Kowsari, member of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told Tasnim on Tuesday.

“The consequences of carrying out Sheikh Nimr’s death sentence would be much more (serious) in the Saudi society than in the international community,” he said.

Kowsari said those who know the top cleric are certain about the truth of his statements and will definitely not remain silent if he is executed.

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