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Bahraini Al-Wefaq : Regime Violated All Religious, Human Values

Bahraini Al-Wefaq : Regime Violated All Religious, Human Values
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As the Bahraini Al Khalifa regime refused to return the bodies of slain protesters who were martyred by Bahraini forces during a recent attack on the home of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, a senior leader of the Bahraini al-Wefaq opposition party has strongly denounced the recent attack.

Bahraini Al-Wefaq : Regime Violated All Religious, Human Values

The deputy head of al-Wefaq Sheikh Hasan al-Dehi delivered a statement on Monday, denouncing the Manama regime's refusal to return the bodies as a violation of all existing "religious and human values."

The families of the activists martyred by Bahraini security forces had earlier called on the Al Khalifa regime to return the bodies of their loved ones.

The families of slain activists have criticized the authorities for depriving them of bidding farewell to their loved ones after officials buried the bodies without their permission.

The statement by al-Wefaq also termed the killing of activists as "premeditated murder."

The Bahrain regime forces "murdered and executed" the activists after accusing them of violating the rule of law, al-Dehi stressed.

On May 23, Bahraini forces raided the village of Diraz, which has been under a military siege for almost a year, and stormed the home of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain's Shia majority.

Regime forces martyred at least five demonstrators, wounded dozens and arrested over 280 people during the crackdown.

Elsewhere in the statement, Dehi stressed that the Manama regime had failed to curb the popular uprising during the bloody attack on protesters who had convened in al-Fida Square in the native village of Sheikh Qassim.

He concluded by saying that the activists at al-Fida Square had defended their "esteem, dignity and religious values."

Last year, Ayatollah Qassim was also stripped of his citizenship, which sparked repeated sit-ins outside his residence in Diraz.

The Diraz raid has drawn angry reactions from prominent human rights groups, with Amnesty International calling for an independent investigation into Manama's use of "excessive force."

Human Rights Watch has also condemned the brutal violence by the Bahraini regime forces as a crackdown on freedom of expression.

Bahrain has been carrying out a crackdown on opposition figures and political dissent since an uprising began in February 2011 against the ruling Al Khalifa regime.

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Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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