DUBAI: A senior Bahraini opposition politician was summoned by police yesterday on charges of inciting “acts of terror”, in a move that could complicate efforts to end political turmoil in the kingdom.
A police statement said Khalil Al Marzouq, of the opposition Al Wefaq party, had gone to a police station in response to a summons and was “facing charges of inciting acts of terror”.
“He was then referred to the Public Prosecution where further legal procedures will take place,” a brief police statement said.
Earlier, reacting to reports circulating in opposition circles that police had taken Marzouq to the public prosecution office, Al Wefaq said “such practices will only result in more anger and persistence to achieve democratic transition and build a state of justice and democracy.”
Al Wefaq said in a statement the measure was part of a government project to “wipe out” political action.
The Interior Ministry said on Twitter that one of five policemen wounded in a bomb attack in Dair village north of the capital Manama in August had died of his injuries.
The ministry said at the time that security officers had confronted a “terrorist group” in the village when the homemade device exploded.
REUTERS
