Demonstrators carried posters bearing the pictures of Sheikh Qassim during the march on Friday, urging the Manama regime to end its persecution of the clergyman and other pro-democracy activists in the country.
Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s dissolved opposition bloc the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, was stripped of his nationality last June over accusations that he used his position to serve foreign interests and promote sectarianism and violence.
The cleric, who is in his mid-70s, has denied the allegations. He faces up to 15 years imprisonment if convicted, however. His trial will begin on Sunday.
The village of Diraz, where Qassim’s home is situated, has witnessed numerous sit-ins in solidarity with him.
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source : PressTV
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20 May 2017
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(AhlulBayt News Agency) - People in Bahrain have poured onto the streets of the northern village of Abu Saiba to express their solidarity with prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim ahead of his trial by the regime.