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6 June 2016

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Bahrain opposition leader 'Sheikh Ali Salman' has been Peaceful & should be pardoned - UN spokesman

The Secretary‑General regrets that the sentence against Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary‑General of Al‑Wefaq Society, has been more than doubled, despite international appeals, including the Secretary‑General’s, for his release

AhlulBayt News Agency - On 2nd June’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations said:

"The Secretary‑General regrets that the sentence against Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary‑General of Al‑Wefaq Society, has been more than doubled, despite international appeals, including the Secretary‑General’s, for his release. 

"He believes that Sheikh Ali Salman should be pardoned, as he has been peacefully and legitimately exercising his rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association".





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