Tehran, YJC. Zarif on Wednesday called on his regional counterparts to find a way for the release of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad made the request in telephone conversations with some of the regional officials.
He called on the regional foreign ministers to explore revenues for the
release of the Bahraini political figure as soon as possible.
The top Iranian diplomat urged them to work within the framework of their
collective responsibility in support of political moderation and peaceful movements.
The foreign ministers talking to Zarif highlighted the necessity of using
dialogue and peaceful methods to resolve political disagreements. The also
promised that they would put in to action every effort to help settle the issue
of the prominent Bahraini cleric’s arrest.
Salman, who is the secretary general of Bahrain’s al-Wefaq National Islamic
Society, was detained on Sunday after he underwent 10 hours of interrogation by
the Bahrain’s criminal police.
The Bahraini prosecutor has charged Nayef Mahmud with atempting regime
change by force, threats, and illegal means as well as insulting the Interior
Ministry publicly.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Lebanese resistance movement
Hezbollah, the European Union , as well as a host of other international organizations
have dondemned the government in Manama for its harsh act in detaining the Shia
dissent cleric.