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02/03/2007 03:41 PM | Agencies
Manama: Bahrain will try two leading activists for sedition, the state-run news agency reported on Saturday.
The arrests of Haasan Mushaima, head of the Haq Movement for Liberty and Democratic Bahrain, and Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, sparked violent protests on Friday.
Independent activist Shaker Abdul Ali will also face trial, the source said.
A prosecution official said authorities accuse the men of distributing a report that alleges wrongdoing by the government.
http://archive.gulfnews.com/region/Bahrain/10101587.html
02/03/2007 03:41 PM | Agencies
Manama: Bahrain will try two leading activists for sedition, the state-run news agency reported on Saturday.
The arrests of Haasan Mushaima, head of the Haq Movement for Liberty and Democratic Bahrain, and Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, sparked violent protests on Friday.
Independent activist Shaker Abdul Ali will also face trial, the source said.
A prosecution official said authorities accuse the men of distributing a report that alleges wrongdoing by the government.
Mushaima and Khawaja were arrested on Friday morning and released in the evening.
Their arrest triggered a protest in which riot police armed with tear gas clashed with about 200 Shiites.
Some protesters said at least 10 people were wounded by rubber bullets that the riot police used.