As he assured that his party would remain extending its hand to the other side, Bahrain main opposition party, Shiekh Ali Salman reiterated the calls for a referendum that lead to the formation of a legitimate council.

As he assured that his party would remain extending its hand to the other side, Bahrain main opposition party, Shiekh Ali Salman reiterated the calls for a referendum that lead to the formation of a legitimate council.

In a press conference at the party’s headquarters, Sheikh Salman called on Monday that the “current formal council” should be a council “elected by people”.
"We can go and ask the people of Bahrain", he told reporters.
"Do they want a referendum to decide whether to have an elected government or not"?

He added: “the party will keep its heart, mind and hand extended to the other side in order to reach a real national agreement”.

Commenting on the latest wave of arrests and sentences against anti-government activists, medics, and political figures, Sheikh Salman cited a statement by the Amnesty International, which has voiced concerns regarding this issue.
“A senior rights group has criticized these sentences; it has said these are the sentences of the fake equity”.

“POLITICAL REFORMS”
The party leader also dismissed what so-called the latest “reforms” attempts by the regime.
He said the measures "keep Bahrain as a dictatorship, not a democratic state."

Also on Monday, officials of the regime began work on proposed “political reforms” that include boosting the powers of parliament.

The package of changes would transfer some new powers to elected lawmakers, but also would leave intact the sweeping controls of Al-Hamad.

 

BRUTAL CRACKDOWN

Ahmed Jaber al-Qattan,16, was shot dead by seurity forces

The Kingdom of Bahrain has witnessed peaceful anti-government protests against the rule of Al-Hamad. However these protests were faced by brutal crackdown that left more than 40 martyrs and Thousands of injured. The security forces used fire against the protesters, deadly teargas bombs and sometime internationally banned weapons.

The regime brutality was with no limits; with security forces killed at least 3 teenagers as they were going in peaceful protests and arrested dozens of activists, medics and political figures.

Bahraini Labor Union said that 2775 people had left their jobs because of their political views.

Journalists were also engaged in the crackdown. The Bahraini Confederation of Journalism announced that the authorities had summoned many journalists for investigation, accusing them of inciting on regime hatred, in addition to many bloggers and journalists who were arrested earlier.