Bahrain's largest Shiite opposition society on Friday affirmed it would cooperate with a high profile independent commission formed by the government to probe the political unrest.
Al Wefaq leader Shaikh Ali Salman welcomed the formation of the fact finding commission and said they were ready to discuss issues with them.
"We are ready to share information with members of the commission. Twenty-five people have died, including four in custody, in the past few months," said the leader, addressing thousands of men and women in a peaceful gathering held at Duraz village.
Shaikh Salman said in his speech that despite being personally targeted and threatened for life, he would engage in talks with war crimes expert Professor Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni.
"We demand justice for the martyr's families and will cooperate with Bassiouni," he said.
The peaceful gathering called by Al Wefaq witnessed thousands of supporters waving the red and white Bahrain flag, with a model of the Pearl Roundabout placed in the venue, symbolizing their ongoing movement for reforms.
Bassiouni is heading the fact finding commission that will discuss all aspects and reasons behind the unrest. In a press conference on Thursday, the official said they would cooperate with all stakeholders and release a comprehensive report of the findings open for the public and media.
The commission has been appointed by King Hamad which includes former International Criminal Court president Judge Phillipe Kirsch, former UN special rapporteur on human rights Nigel Rodley, international legal expert Dr Mahnoush Arsanjani and Sharia ( Islamic law) specialist Dr Badria Al Awadhi.
Al Wefaq has still not decided to participate in the national dialogue that begins on Saturday that would feature over 300 representatives from political societies, human rights groups, experts and non-governmental organizations discussing key issues on the table.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
English.news.cn 2011-07-02 01:52:24 FeedbackPrintRSS
MANAMA, July 1 (Xinhua)
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