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Bahrain jails top opposition leader for four years

Xinhua, June 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Bahraini court on Tuesday sentenced a leader of a main Shiite opposition group to four years in prison over inciting hatred in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.

Shaikh Ali Salman, secretary general of Al Wefaq National Islamic Society, was arrested last December in connection with speeches that were deemed by authorities to have incited hatred and disobedience.

"The Higher Criminal Court sentences a secretary general of one of Bahrain's political societies to four year imprisonment," the Public Prosecution said.

It added that Salman was convicted with publicly inciting hatred and non-compliance with the law and insulting a public institution."

Following the court verdict, Al Wefaq said in a statement that the decision will deepen the crisis in the country. Endit