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Bahrain Teachers’ Union Leader Released

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Bahrain Teachers’ Union Leader Released
Nov 2nd, 2011 – By shiapost

The Vice-President of the Bahrain Teachers’ Association (BTA) Mrs. Jaleela Al Salman have been released yesterday Tuesday November 1, 2011. She received the warm welcome at Headquarter Jamiat Al-Wifaq (the Islamic National Accord Association).

According to the Shia Post, the release of Mrs. Jaleela Al Salman came in to order after she was re-arrested on October 18 at 3:00am, following a home raid by security forces without an official notice or warrant for her arrest.

On 25 September 2011, Mrs. Jaleela Al Salman was senteced to 3 years imprisonment by a Military court with charges of inciting hatred towards the regime, calling for a teachers strike and attempting to overthrow the ruling system by force.

This comes among other charges alongside her colleague, Mahdi Abu Deeb, President of Bahrain Teachers Association, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Mrs. Jaleela was also detained since 29 March 2011, only to be released on August 21 2011 with Head of the Nurses’ Society, Rula Al Saffar, after her health deteriorated for going on a hunger strike in protest of her illegitimate detention.

Masked security forces in civilian clothing broke in to Mrs. Jaleela’s house at 3:00am today for the second time this year, despite her father’s willingness to open the door after hearing noises. They claimed to be executing court order but lacked an arrest warrant.

It should be mentioned that after her release on August 21 2011, Mrs. Al Salman had to be treated for disc disorder and high blood pressure, as well as for having unstable heartbeats which she had developed during her 149 days in detention when she was on hunger strike.

Hundreds of people across Bahraini society have been detained since mid-March, when authorities cracked down on pro-reform protests. Scores of detainees, including medical professionals and prominent opposition activists, were brought before military courts for leading the protests and in some cases calling for a change of government. …source