(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Bahrain's interior ministry said yesterday it is taking legal measures against the main opposition bloc Al-Wefaq over "criminal content" published on its website and Twitter account.
A ministry statement said the anti-corruption and economic and electronic security department had investigated "recent statements by Al-Wefaq on its website and Twitter account for criminal content punishable under the law". Al-Wefaq frequently publishes online pictures of protests led by Shias groups.The opposition group is also "under suspicion of publicly inciting hatred against the government and circulating false news to jeopardise civil peace and national security", added the ministry statement, carried by the official Bahrain News Agency.
"It had also made calls for illegal rallies and incited hatred against the interior ministry and a foreign country," the statement said, without naming the country. The ministry has referred the case against Al-Wefaq, which includes "violations that amounted to crimes punishable by law", to the public prosecution "in order to initiate a judicial case against the society", BNA reported. Al-Wefaq criticised the decision, insisting that the bloc is only "practising its natural political role" as an opponent to government policies. .
Al-Wefaq leader Sheikh Ali Salman has been behind bars since December 28 for allegedly trying to overthrow the regime.
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