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Bahrain frees two former lawmakers
DUBAI - Two former lawmakers from Bahrains opposition say they have been released from jail pending trial. mJawad Fairooz and Matar Matar said they were released on Sunday afternoon. They were arrested in May and were being held on anti-state charges.Both are members of Wefaq, the kingdoms largest opposition party. They were members of parliament until they resigned with the rest of the Wefaq bloc in February following a crackdown on protests. The official Bahrain News Agency confirmed that the attorney general had ordered the release of the former lawmakers and a number of other detainees, but didnt identify them by name. Posted by: Steve White 2011-08-08 |
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