{"id":12310,"date":"2012-09-06T06:15:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T13:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=12310"},"modified":"2012-09-06T06:15:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T13:15:43","slug":"un-door-mat-ban-ki-moon-parrots-unsubstantive-international-rhetoric-regarding-bahrain-regimes-political-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=12310","title":{"rendered":"UN Door Mat, Ban Ki-moon, parrots unsubstantive international rhetoric regarding Bahrain regime’s political hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.N. chief slams jailing of Bahrain opposition leaders<\/strong>
\n6 September, 2012 – Agence France Presse<\/p>\n

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\nIneffectual UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in denial about his current status as US Door Mat<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNITED NATIONS: U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon Wednesday sharply criticized tough jail terms imposed on 13 leading Bahraini opposition figures, calling on the country’s leaders to ensure the right to a fair trial.<\/p>\n

“The secretary-general is concerned by the harsh sentences, including life imprisonment, upheld by a Bahrain appeals court,” Ban’s spokesman Martin Nesirky said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The jail terms, which included seven life sentences, were imposed for charges of plotting to overthrow the Sunni Gulf monarchy during last year’s Shiite-led protests.<\/p>\n

Ban “urges the Bahraini authorities to allow all defendants to exercise their right to appeal and to ensure that due process is observed.”<\/p>\n

And he “reiterates his appeal to the Bahraini authorities to ensure the application of international human rights norms, including the right to a fair trial, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,” the statement added.<\/p>\n

The U.N. chief also renewed his belief “that there needs to be an all-inclusive and meaningful national dialogue that addresses the legitimate aspirations of all Bahrainis.”
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