Bahrain: Sharif rearrested


Issue 997 - 17 Jul 2015 | 1 minute read

The secretary-general of opposition party Waad, Ibrahim Sharif, has been arrested again, less than a month after he was released from jail. Bahrain’s director-general of criminal investigation and forensic science said on 12 July that Sharif was detained for statements he made at a community centre in Muharraq on 10 July, that “called for violence” and “encouraged the overthrow of the government and incited hatred”. He had only been released from prison on 19 June, earlier than the March 2016 date originally foreseen when, in 2011, he was given a five-year sentence for his role in anti-government protests.

Tagged with:

Pin Politics & people

Pin Bahrain

Want to read more?

Subscribe to Gulf States Newsletter

View subscription options

This article is available to registered users

Login

Join our community

Sign up for an account to gain:

  • Set up news alerts on the countries and sectors that matter to you.
  • Free access to newsletter articles under 100 words.
  • Free access to GSN View articles articles.


View a selection of Free articles

Explore subscription options

Follow us on Google News