(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Bahrain’s top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, on Friday sharply criticized the life sentences given to eight opposition leaders for their role in anti-government protests in Persian Gulf kingdom.
The cleric called the mass trials of Shia opposition figures unfair and appealed al-Khalifa regime to overturn the sentences.
“We are all feeling pain, suffering and a sense of depression from the sentencing,” Sheikh Isa Qassim said in a sermon on Friday in Diraz.
“This is not an environment for a political solution, when people are suffering,” the cleric added “These sentences and abuses are like a dam preventing people from participating in dialogue.”
On Wednesday, a court sentenced eight opposition activists to life in prison for "plotting to overthrow the ruling system." Thirteen other activists were sentenced to up to 15 years in prison on similar charges.
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