Leading Bahraini Activist’s Detention Extended
Nabeel Rajab has been accused by the prosecution service of “spreading tendentious rumors” about Bahrain
Bahrain on Sunday extended by two weeks the period of detention for prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab, accused of spreading false news, for the second time this month. Rajab’s family say he was arrested on April 2 for posting comments on Twitter denouncing alleged torture in a prison where Shiite activists are held.
The prosecution “ordered that he remain detained for 15 days” pending the results of further investigation, the official BNA news agency reported
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