Al Khalifa regime handed over the body of martyr Mahmoud Issa al-Jaziri, who was shot dead by regime forces earlier in February.
Al Khalifa regime handed over the body of martyr Mahmoud Issa al-Jaziri, who was shot dead by regime forces earlier in February.
Almost two weeks after his martyr
dom, authorities had finally given Jaziri’s body to his family on Tuesday.
He was martyred after hit in the head by a tear gas canister on February 14, as security forces attacked anti-regime demonstrators in Nabih Saleh as they were marking the second anniversary of the Bahraini uprising.
Hundreds of Bahrainis attended his funeral procession in the town of Nabih Saleh, south of Manama, with mourners shouting anti-regime slogans.
Bahrain’s main opposition group, al-Wefaq, said that Jaziri died in the hospital on February 22 after being in coma for a week.
Reports say there were signs of torture on his body.
Bahraini authorities have so far made no comments on Jaziri's death.
But they refused to hand his body to his family. However, Bahrainis have held several rallies to demand Jaziri's body over the past days.
