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Verdict on dissolving Bahrain opposition due next week

DUBAI, (APP/AFP) – A Bahraini court will hand
down its verdict next week in the government’s bid to dissolve the main opposition group Al-Wefaq, accused of harbouring “terrorism,” a judicial source said Monday.
The date of July 17 was set as the court convened in the absence of the defence team which walked out last month in protest at the government’s push to accelerate the process.
The United States has called on Bahrain to reconsider the move to dissolve Al-Wefaq, which it has called “alarming”.