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HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BAHRAIN’S SPEECH

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HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BAHRAIN’S SPEECH

Manama, Aug 28 (BNA) In a speech marking the final days of the Holy Islamic Month of Ramadan, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain has said that his Government’s aspiration is “for tolerance and for shunning violence, and not for excessive punishment that affects our unity, cohesion and national co-existence.”

In a television address broadcast on Sunday evening on Bahrain Television, and relayed on other television and radio stations, King Hamad spoke of reconciliation. “When we see workers at their places of work and students at their learning institutions, while some other workers are not working and some other students are not studying, we are prompted,” he said, “to look into their situation in order to help them join their colleagues and classmates.”

“Such an accomplishment will benefit the workers, the students, their families and the whole nation, “ said King Hamad. “These are our orders to the concerned institutions and they should implement them more quickly.”

The King’s remarks come as more than 400 Bahraini students, who were suspended during the unrest earlier this year, were this week reinstated.

Referring to those who were charged with crimes in the past, King Hamad said “even though we do not wish to interfere in the process of justice and the application of the law, we stress that all civil cases will have their final ruling issued in civil courts.”

King Hamad noted that the past months of this year have been painful for all Bahrainis, but he said that the Holy Month of Ramadan has contributed to the restoration of cohesion and “made us all recall our traditional interactions, compassion and fraternity.”

Referring to the international commission of inquiry that he set up to look into the unrest of earlier this year, King Hamad said the decision to set up the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) was “the best indication of our full commitments to knowing the whole truth and to giving people their rights.”

He also commended the outcome of the National Dialogue. “Your agreements on further reforms are highly appreciated, deeply welcomed and greatly supported,” said King Hamad. Congratulating Bahrainis on Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, King Hamad said he hoped Bahrain now “will witness a new stage of outstanding productivity, cohesion and stability as our reforms move forward. …dead end