Rights Activist: Execution of Bahraini Youths Regime’s Declaration of War on Citizens


Rights Activist: Execution of Bahraini Youths Regime’s Declaration of War on Citizens

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Bahraini human rights activist described the recent execution of three young activists by the Al Khalifa regime on political grounds as “a declaration of war” on the people of the Persian Gulf island country.

Speaking to Tasnim, Ibrahim al-Madhoun pointed to the martyrdom of the three young protesters in the Arab kingdom last Sunday, saying the move by the Al Khalifa regime to execute them was an illegal act aimed at escalating the situation.

“I believe that the executions are tantamount to a declaration of war against the Bahraini nation and the outcomes of such crimes will ultimately lead to the collapse and annihilation of the Al Khalifa,” the rights activist said.   

As acknowledged by international human rights organizations, the recent executions were conducted outside the legal framework, Madhoun said.

 The Manama regime executed the three over their alleged role in a 2014 bomb attack, amid widespread public anger against the death verdicts.

On January 9, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the death penalties given to Sami Mushaima, Abbas Jamil Tahir al-Sami’ and Ali Abdulshahid al-Singace over allegations of killing a member of Emirati forces who had been assisting Manama in its suppression of Bahraini protesters in the northern village of al-Daih back in March 2014.

Seven other convicts have also been sentenced to life in prison in the case.

Bahrain, a close ally of the US in the Persian Gulf region, has been witnessing almost daily protests against the ruling Al Khalifa dynasty since early 2011, with Manama using heavy-handed measures in an attempt to crush the demonstrations.

Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds of others injured and arrested in the ongoing crackdown on the peaceful demonstrations.

Amnesty International and many other international rights organizations have frequently censured the Bahraini regime for the rampant human rights abuses against opposition groups and anti-regime protesters.

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