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| 5 of the 11 arrested on suspicion of belonging to terror group freed |
| 2007-08-28 |
| Five of the 11 Bahrainis arrested on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist group have been released while investigation with the remaining six will continue, legal sources on Monday told Gulf News. The 11 people, all Bahrainis, were arrested earlier this month on suspicion of funding a banned organisation abroad. Few details have emerged about the arrest and quizzing of the suspects amid calls by the public prosecution to the press to avoid sensationalism and mixing personal interpretations and analyses with facts. A suspect in the alleged security-related crimes has been transferred from custody to a hospital after doctors said that the man, in his fifties, needed urgent medical attention because of a heart surgery he had before his arrest. Fareed Gazi, a former MP and the lawyer for one of the suspects, said that he was planning to see his client today to discuss his statements and the progress of the investigation. The public prosecutor also allowed the family of one of the suspects to visit him. However, claims by lawyer Abdullah Hashem, representing some of the suspects, that the authorities had a list of 30 people linked with the case were denied by public prosecutor Wael BuAllay as "lacking credibility." "He may have based his claims on personal interpretations, but they are unfounded," Bu Allay said in a press statement. |
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