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Bahrain Asks to Suspend Al-Wefaq

Bahrain Asks to Suspend Al-Wefaq
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Bahrain's Justice Ministry has asked a court to suspend the activities of the main opposition group, a move that could set back any efforts to restart reconciliation talks in the Gulf Arab kingdom.


The leader of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, said his group planned to challenge the move by legal means.
The move comes ahead of general elections expected later this year, which the opposition had threatened to boycott.

The ministry asked for a three-month suspension of al-Wefaq "so it can correct its legal status", state news agency BNA reported on Sunday.
The ministry said it filed the lawsuit after al-Wefaq claimed "on breaking the law and its own statute as well as its failure to amend violations related to its illegal general assemblies and the consequent invalidity of all its decisions", the agency reported, quoting a statement.
Sheikh Salman, al-Wefaq's secretary-general, said his group had not been officially notified of any legal action.
"The state follows political repression against the peaceful and public policies (of the opposition). It has taken several measures and the last one of which is to file a case against al-Wefaq," he said.

"The government also wants to pressure al-Wefaq to participate in the mock elections and this approach is wrong. al-Wefaq will not participate in the elections," he added.
Bahrain's opposition parties say they will boycott parliamentary elections due to take place this year unless the government guarantees the vote will reflect the will of the people.

The justice ministry's move came a little over a week after Salman and his political assistant, Khalil al-Marzouq, were charged with holding ameeting with a US diplomat.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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