Interior Minister stresses importance of protecting Bahrain's national unity

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa has responded to the act of some societies’ representatives who interacted and discussed internal affairs of Bahrain with a foreign body by highlighting allegations and categorical and biased complaints that represent their personal views rather than the views of the people of Bahrain.

The minister said that the acts directly harm civil peace and open an opportunity for foreign bodies to interfere in Bahrain’s internal affairs. He stressed that all segments of society reject such an approach.

He said that the representatives ignored the official organizations that regulate the operations of societies within a correct legal framework. Instead, they bring back the memory of the unfortunate incidents in Bahrain 11 years ago.

The minister said that all incidents that mainly took place were rejected because of the interference in the internal affairs of Bahrain and interaction between outlawed individuals and foreign bodies led to losses of lives and property.

“Those individuals could have better follow legal procedures that govern the operations of societies, feel proud of the achievements of Bahrain in modern history in various fields and compare the accomplishments with the development of other countries,” he said.

Shaikh Rashid noted what happened was against national unity and could have been avoided to protect the national development and civil peace requirements.

The minister said that societies should be aware of their responsibilities and the rules that govern their operations.

He stressed that Bahrain is a state of law and institutions and will not allow interference in its internal affairs.