TEHRAN, Feb 03 - Ayatollah Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of the Bahraini revolution, said in a statement that the Bahraini people wanted freedom and would never give up, al-Alam reported.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In the first statement made he made after his citizenship being denied by the Bahraini regime, Ayatollah Isa Qassim emphasized that the freedom is Bahraini people's demand and that they never forgot it.
"Bahrain is a country of peace and faith, a country of knowledge and guidance, and a country of munificenceand dignity; Bahraini nation also is a brave nation and apt to revolt, and never accept humiliation and debasement," the statement said.
Bahraini people welcomed Ayatollah Isa Qassim's statement and stressed the continuation of their demands for the realization of freedom and justice.
Ayatollah Isa Qassim left Bahrain for London in July 2018 for medical treatment, and traveling to traveled to Najaf Ashraf, Iraq, after several months, he is now in the city.
Sheikh Qassim's health was for months a point of contention between the Al-Khalifah regime's authorities and the Qassim family, who long refused the regime's offer to transfer him to a local hospital over fears he could be detained and deported should he leave his residence.
Bahraini security forces had extensively surrounded the house of Sheikh Qassim in Diraz and placed him under house arrest sine over 400 days ago.
Sheikh Qassim is the highest religious authority on the island of Bahrain and is the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society. He has been an outspoken critic of the Manama regime’s policies.
A regime court convicted the Sheikh last year for allegedly collecting illegal funds and money laundering. He was sentenced to one year in jail, suspended for three years.
He was also ordered to pay $265,266 in fines in a ruling which sparked widespread outrage and demonstrations across Bahrain. Sheikh Qassim and his supporters strongly rejected all the allegations.
The cleric was also stripped of his Bahraini citizenship on June 20, raising fears that after his stay in London he may not be allowed to return to the country.
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