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May 6th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The BCHR said Mr Rajab could face further charges, as he was summoned for
interrogation on April 26 accused of “insulting the statutory bodies”.
It quoted Mr Rajab as saying earlier that he refused to attend his trial,
accusing Bahrain’s judiciary system of not being fair.
“Given that Bahrain in essence lacks a judiciary system that is
independent and/or fair, and is far from being in line with international
standards of a fair trial, I have decided to boycott the trial against
myself,” he said.
“The judiciary system in Bahrain, today, is a tool used against human
rights defenders and people calling for democracy and justice,” he
added.
The activist who is a member of the Bahrain’s Shiite majority has had various
standoffs with police over the past months as he led small protests in the
centre of Manama calling for democratic change in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.
In one he claimed to have been beaten by riot police.
Mr Rajab has insisted on demonstrating inside the capital, unlike the main
Shiite opposition, which now stages its protests in Shiite villages, after
last year’s brutal crackdown on protesters who occupied Manama’s Pearl
Square for a month.
Amnesty International says 60 people have been killed since protests erupted
in Bahrain in February last year.
Source: AFP
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