(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Public Prosecution in Bahrain raised charges of "inciting hatred and contempt against the regime" against prominent Bahraini opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif on Sunday (November 13, 2016). The charges were based on statements he made to American news agency The Associated Press (AP).
In a statement, the Public Prosecution said that it "received a notice from the Anti-Cyber Crimes Department reporting that a person gave a statement to a foreign agency in which he insulted the constitutional system of the kingdom."
"The Prosecution commenced interrogation with the accused over what was included in the news piece. He; however, denied some of what was mentioned. It ordered his release after charging him with publicly inciting hatred and contempt against the ruling system, and is continuing investigations into the case," it added.
In his comments given to AP, Sharif expressed concern that Prince Charles' visit would "whitewash" the human rights situation in the island kingdom. He also stressed that "absolute power cannot be in the hands of the ruling family."
Manama has spared no effort to clamp down on the dissent and rights activists. On March 14, 2011, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were deployed to Bahrain to assist the Manama government in its crackdown.
Scores of people have lost their lives and hundreds of others sustained injuries or got arrested as a result of Al Khalifah regime’s crackdown on anti-regime activists.
Thousands of anti-regime protesters have held numerous demonstrations in Bahrain on an almost daily basis ever since a popular uprising began in the kingdom on February 14, 2011.
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source : Bahrain Mirror
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14 November 2016
6:39:53 AM
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The Public Prosecution in Bahrain raised charges of "inciting hatred and contempt against the regime" against prominent Bahraini opposition figure Ebrahim Sharif on Sunday (November 13, 2016). The charges were based on statements he made to American news agency The Associated Press (AP).