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Bahrain's King pardons, frees shia leader on health grounds

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Nabeel Rajab had been under arrest since April 2 on charges related to comments he made online criticising the treatment of political prisoners at a prison.

By AP

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Published: Wed 15 Jul 2015, 12:43 AM

Manama - His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of on Monday pardoned an outspoken Bahraini human rights activist after three months in prison, citing health reasons, reported the official Bahrain News Agency.
Nabeel Rajab, who is president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, had been under arrest since April 2 on charges related to comments he made online criticising the treatment of political prisoners at a prison.
He also faced a six-month sentence for insulting defence and interior ministries on Twitter when he alleged that Bahrain's security institutions were incubators for extremist ideology after several former of the country's security officials apparently joined the Daesh group.
BNA reported the pardon by the King and said Rajab was released on Monday. Rajab could not immediately be reached for comment.
Bahrain is an important Western ally in the Gulf, and hosts the US Navy's 5th Fleet.
 


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