Oppostion Parties are resolved, Counter State Violence with Continued Nonviolence

Bahraini Opposition Vows More Pro-Democracy Protests until Demands are Met
30 – Ocetober, 2011 – moqawama.org

Deputy Head of Bahrain’s main opposition party al-Wefaq, Khalil al-Marzooq stated that “this struggle will continue through peaceful means and will combat government violence with even more peace”.

In an interview with German Press, al-Marzooq indicated, “We are keen to continue a popular protest outside the Bahraini parliament by carving a stronger street presence, in order to achieve genuine democracy in Bahrain”.

Al-Wefaq party was part of the parliament for five years before leaving 18 vacant seats after protesting the regime’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy peaceful protesters.

“We were there for five years, and couldn’t change a single article of the constitution or the political system”, al-Marzooq affirmed.

On this level, he reiterated that the parliament therefore has lost legitimacy in the eyes of the Bahraini people.

Stressing on the people’s demands to have democratic elections, the Bahraini opposition figure noted, “We are asking for an acceptable level of democracy in line with universal rights and principles. So we will continue to demand that the parliament be dissolves and a constitutional monarchy be installed”.

Deputy Head of al-Wefaq party further went on to sayd, “There can be no stability in Bahrain without genuine reforms. The Bahrainis need inetantional support as that shown to other Arab Spring countries”. …source