Bahrainis to Hold Rallies against Sheikh Ali Salman’s Trial
The rallies are to be held today, January 27, a day before the planned trial of the opposition group al-Wefaq’s secretary general.
Bahraini prosecutors have charged Sheikh Salman with attempted regime change despite persistent international calls for his release.
Bahrain public prosecutor said Sheikh Salman will be put on trial on January 28 for plotting to topple the Al Khalifa regime.
Salman was arrested on December 28 after government in Manama accused him of seeking regime change and collaborating with foreign powers, charges that Salman and his party have vehemently denied.
Salman is also accused of inciting hatred and disobedience in his public statement. The prosecutor has also claimed that Salman has confessed under questioning to be engaged in some anti-government plots.
Salman’s arrest has triggered massive condemnation inside and outside the monarchy, with leaders, governments and international organizations across the world calling for his immediate release. The move has also sparked almost daily protests in the Shia-majority Persian Gulf kingdom with many people warning the government about the dire consequences of Salmans’s prolonged detention.
Bahrain has been witnessing almost daily protests against the Al Khalifa dynasty since early 2011. Bahraini forces have killed close to 90 activists over the past three years while hundreds of protesters as well as notable opposition figures continue to remain under arrest in the regime’s notorious prisons.
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