Bahrain Sentences Sheikh Ali Salman to Four Years Prison
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Bahrain sentenced opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in jail on Tuesday on charges related to alleged incitement against the ruling system, al-Wefaq party said on its official twitter account.
"The regime is pushing toward aggravation and issued a sentence of four years for the Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman," the party wrote.
Amnesty International has called on Bahraini authorities to release "immediately and unconditionally" the prominent cleric and opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman.
In a statement released on Monday, Amnesty described Salman as "a prisoner of conscience detained solely for peacefully expressing his views."
The detention and trial of Salman is "a blatant violation of his right to freedom of expression," the rights group said, adding that the move shows "the Bahraini authorities continued attempt to suppress political opposition and silence critical voices."
The Manama regime arrested Sheikh Salman, the head of the country's main opposition bloc, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, last December, shortly after he called for serious political reforms in the Persian Gulf country following his re-election as the secretary general of al-Wefaq.
The 49-year-old has strongly denied the charges against him, emphasizing that he has been seeking reforms in the tiny island kingdom through peaceful means.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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