Relatives: Bahrain arrests 3 Shiite activists
Associated Press
2009-01-26 07:25 PM
Relatives say Bahrain’s Sunni-led government has arrested three prominent Shiite activists.
The relatives say those arrested by security forces early Monday morning included Hasan Mushaima, head of the HAQ Movement for Liberty and Democracy; Abdul Jalil Sengace, the group’s spokesman; and Sheik Mohammed Habib al-Moqdad, a cleric who has repeatedly called for protests against the government over alleged discrimination against Bahrain’s majority Shiites.
Relatives: Bahrain arrests 3 Shiite activists
Associated Press
2009-01-26 07:25 PM
Relatives say Bahrain’s Sunni-led government has arrested three prominent Shiite activists.
The relatives say those arrested by security forces early Monday morning included Hasan Mushaima, head of the HAQ Movement for Liberty and Democracy; Abdul Jalil Sengace, the group’s spokesman; and Sheik Mohammed Habib al-Moqdad, a cleric who has repeatedly called for protests against the government over alleged discrimination against Bahrain’s majority Shiites.
The public prosecutor’s office issued a statement Sunday summoning the three activists for interrogation, but relatives said they refused to comply.
The relatives included Mushaima’s son, Mohammed; Sengace’s son, Hussain; and al-Moqdad’s wife, Um Jasim.
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