Tehran, May13, The Iran Project - Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has urged Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to reconsider the death sentence against highly-revered Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, warning the rulers in Riyadh over the severe consequences of his execution, Tasnim News Agency reported.

A group of Qom seminary scholars criticized Saudi Arabia for the death sentence given to�Ayatollah Sheikh Baqir al-Nimr, saying his execution would have dire consequences for this government.

Addressing Saudi Arabia government, Senior cleric Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi condemned the Saudi court verdict to execute Sheikh al-Nimr and said that moderate Muslims around the world would not remain silent on this issue.

Ayatollah Noori Hamedani and Ayatollah Sobhani also stated that implementing� of this verdict indicates the lack of freedom of expression in Saudi Arabia, stressing on not respecting the rights of Shiites in this country.

Also, clerics and seminary students staged a protest and expressed their solidarity with prominent Saudi Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr behind bars in Qom on Wednesday.

On�October 15, a Saudi court handed down the death penalty to Sheikh Nimr after convicting him of sedition.

The cleric was attacked and arrested in July 2012, accused of delivering anti-regime speeches and defending political prisoners.