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Bahrain opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman released Bahrain opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman charged
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The leader of Bahrain's main opposition movement, al-Wefaq, has been freed after a day in detention but banned from travelling, prosecutors say. The leader of Bahrain's main opposition movement, al-Wefaq, has been released on charges of inciting hatred and banned from travel, officials say.
Opposition groups denounced the arrest as an attack on freedom of expression. Sheikh Ali Salman has been charged with "incitement to religious hatred and spreading false news likely to harm national security", state media said.
Sheikh Ali Salman was questioned on suspicion of incitement to religious hatred, the AFP news agency reported, quoting Bahrain's attorney general. It comes after Mr Salman was detained for a day and questioned over a sermon he delivered on Friday.
Al-Wefaq's 18 MPs resigned in 2011 after a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations. Opposition groups denounced the move as an attack on freedom of expression.
Al-Wefaq won 18 seats in the last election in 2010 but its MPs resigned the next year after a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.
The protesters were demanding more rights and an end to discrimination against the majority Shia community by the Sunni royal family.The protesters were demanding more rights and an end to discrimination against the majority Shia community by the Sunni royal family.
Forbidden to travelForbidden to travel
In a statement, the group said Mr Salman was in detention after what it called a series of illegal measures by the prosecuting authorities. In a statement, the group said Mr Salman was in detention on Friday after what it called a series of illegal measures by the prosecuting authorities.
He is now forbidden to travel for the duration of the investigation.He is now forbidden to travel for the duration of the investigation.
Mr Salman was questioned about a speech he made on Friday, AFP reported. Mr Salman was summoned for questioning about a speech he made on Friday at a mosque in the capital, Manama, according to government officials.
Bahrain's attorney general said he was suspected of "inciting hatred against a religious community" during the address. "The Al-Wefaq secretary-general has today been charged with inciting openly on the denigration of another social sect and spreading lies which may jeopardise national security and subvert public order," the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported.
He was also alleged to have "accused institutions of the state of engaging in illegal practices", according to AFP. Bahrain's attorney general, Abdulrahman Al-Sayyed, was quoted as saying Mr Salman's sermon had fuelled "acts of rioting, violence and sabotage".
He was also alleged to have "accused institutions of the state of engaging in illegal practices".
A government spokeswoman told the BBC that "a series of violence-related activities" took place in Bahrain on the same day as the sermon, including a bomb attack which injured a number of police officers.
However, there has been no independent confirmation that the events were linked.
Mr Salman is also facing earlier charges of insulting the interior ministry through an exhibition about alleged human rights abuses by police.Mr Salman is also facing earlier charges of insulting the interior ministry through an exhibition about alleged human rights abuses by police.
He has described the charges as politicaly motivated. He has described the charges as politically motivated.