In a statement about the incidents in Bahrain, the Sayyed said:
The bloody incidents in Bahrain in which the security forces resorted to arms against the demonstrations call for sorrow, especially that the principal of using force to crash peaceful protests and popular demands has proved to be infertile since it will only broaden the gap between the government and the people.
We had expected that the government in such critical circumstances would have understood the demands of its people that have resorted to peaceful and civilized methods. It should have not resorted to bloody violence on the basis of respecting public rights, studying the legitimate rights of the people and accommodating for the reform demands that would establish justice and equality among all the people. It should have not resorted to violence which will only lead to more blood and killing of innocent people, threatening to blow the country's security which we wish to be secure and sovereign and enjoying a true national unity.
In these painful circumstances we call on the Bahraini authority to open up a real dialogue with the representatives of the Bahraini society that would accommodate its just demands and lead to a strong country that is capable to face all internal and external challenges.
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