Bahrain’s main Shia opposition bloc dissolved by court
‘Al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s Shia opposition group, has been dissolved by the kingdom’s top court for “harboring terrorism,” local media report. The court in Manama has also ordered that the movement’s finances be impounded by government.
The group’s accounts are to be closed and its financial assets will be transferred to the state treasury, the Associated Press cites Bahraini dailies Al-Ayam and Al-Wasat as saying.
Neither Al-Wefaq, nor Bahraini officials were available for comment, AP reports.’
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