(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Madhoun told that Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa controls security operations in Bahrain, "and forces loyal to the premier, known as the 'old guard', have taken certain actions against the Bahraini King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa".
He further mentioned that the opposing parties in Bahrain are well aware that dismissal of the country's pro-Saudi Prime Minister would be a major positive step to soothe the current crisis in the Persian Gulf state.
"Hence, Saudi Arabia wants to make sure of the continued ruling of the Bahraini Prime Minister who has suppressed his nation for 40 years," he added.
To much surprise, the 75-year-old Bahraini premier is both the King's uncle and crown prince.
Earlier this month, sources inside the Bahraini regime reported widening gaps between the country's King and prime minister with armed clashes between forces of the two sides taking a mounting death toll.
Islam Times news website quoted unnamed sources as saying that differences and disputes between King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa had surfaced even in the public.
The report further mentioned that sporadic clashes between the two sides' forces had already left several people dead in different regions.
Sources also said that premier Khalifa bin Salman, who has warm and long-time relations with the al-Saud dynasty in Saudi Arabia, has strongly opposed giving concessions to protestors and has called for a harsher military crackdown on the popular uprising in Bahrain.
The report said the old premier had threatened to resign, and that Saudi Arabia had warned King al-Khalifa that it would send more troops to Bahrain to take the responsibility for dealing with protestors if bin Salman came to resign his premiership.
The gap between the Bahraini king and his uncle premier has been in place for long time now but it further widened after intensified clampdown on the defenseless Bahraini protestors.
The sources said the uncle-nephew confrontation has grown so badly that the prime minister has insulted the King by tearing apart Hamad bin Isa's picture in his presence.
Also, other sources confirmed that Bahraini security bodies, which are ruled by the Saudi-backed premier, have sent several threatening messages to the King to warn him against giving concessions to the revolutionary people or taking a tough stance against the prime minister.
Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
Yet, protests and rallies continued throughout the country in defiance of the martial law put in place by Manama since last month.
During the recent days, Bahrainis have repeated their demand for the ouster of King Al Khalifa and condemned Riyadh's involvement in the suppression of the revolution.
People have announced that they will continue protests until the regime collapses.
Demonstrators have been demanding constitutional reforms as well as an end to the 230-year-old monarchy, with hundreds camping out peacefully in the capital's Pearl Square since February 14.
Bahraini and Saudi security forces have been brutally suppressing anti-government protestors. So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing and about 1,000 others have been injured.
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