Bahraini Authorities Interrogate 5 Shiite Clerics, Arrest 2 to Present them to Prosecution
2016-10-17 - 7:55 م
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini security authorities interrogated 5 Shiite clerics, released 3 of them after more than 10 hours of interrogation on Sunday (October 16, 2016) and detained two of them to present them to the Public Prosecution.
The authorities summoned each of "Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya Al-Jamri, Mulla Abbas Mulla Atiya Al-Jamri, Sheikh Hassan Al-A'ali, Sayed Faisal Al-Talebi and Sayed Sadiq Al-Ghuraifi."
Mulla Abbas Al-Jamri, Sheikh Hassan Al-A'ali and Sayed Faisal Al-Talebi were released. However, Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya and Sayed Sadiq Al-Ghuraifi were detained to be presented to the prosecution on Monday.
The authorities summoned the Shiite clerics to interrogate them about religious lectures they delivered in Ashura. In this context, Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya was questioned over a lecture about "takfir". Meanwhile, Sayed Al-Ghuraifi was questioned over his lecture about "History of Bahraini villages".
It is to mention that the 5 preachers remained in the interrogation room for 10 hours without food. They were even prevented from drinking water.
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