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Turkey says cannot support Saudi execution of Shi'ite cleric

By REUTERS

JANUARY 4, 2016 21:22

Updated: JANUARY 4, 2016 21:21

ANKARA - Turkey cannot support the execution of a senior Shi'ite cleric by Saudi Arabia because Ankara opposes capital punishment, government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday.

"We are against all instances of capital punishment especially when it is politically motivated... For us it is not possible to support capital punishment by any country," Kurtulmus told a news conference.

He said Saturday's execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was not conducive to peace in the region. "But Saudi Arabia and Iran are our friends and we don't want them fighting because that's the last thing this region needs," Kurtulmus said.

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