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Authorities Summon Shiite Cleric for Interrogation Two Days After Delivering Speech on 10th Eve of Muharram

2023-07-31 - 2:28 p

Bahrain Mirror: The security authorities summoned on (Sunday, July 30, 2023) the prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Mahmoud Al-A'ali, for interrogation over a speech he delivered on the 10th eve of Muharram in the capital, Manama. 

Sheikh Al-A'ali delivered the central speech in the capital, Manama, on the 10th eve of Muharram, in the presence of thousands of citizens who chanted slogans against the Israeli entity, and in support of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, and slogans related to Ashura. 

Participants put the Israeli flag on the ground and stepped on it, led by senior scholars, while these videos were widely circulated in the entity's media outlets. 

The formal reason for the summons and the nature of the charges brought against Al-A'ali are not yet known.

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