Brussels, 18/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 17 June, the European Union criticised the sentencing, the previous day in Bahrain, to four years in prison for leader of the Shi'ite opposition, al-Wefaq Secretary General Ali Salman. Salman had been arrested on 28 December 2014 (see EUROPE 11223) and was found guilty of “incitement to disobedience”.
This sentence “runs counter to efforts promoting a lasting and inclusive national reconciliation in Bahrain”, said the spokesperson...