Press TV: UK Military Base In Bahrain Reward For Silence On Rights Abuses
Channel: Bahrain Center For Human Rights
Date: 08/12/2014

Press TV: UK Military Base In Bahrain Reward For Silence On Rights Abuses

The head of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab said the money to be paid by Manama to build the base is meant to buy the British government's silence over arbitrary arrests, crackdown on protests, torture and political prisoners. Other opposition figures, including members of the main Shia opposition party, al-Wefaq, have also expressed deep concern about the growing foreign military presence in the Persian Gulf country. The agreement, which allows the UK to expand its military base, has sparked protests in the island city of Sitra, located near the naval base. Bahrain also hosts the US Navy's fifth fleet.