Bahrain allows forms of peaceful expression

"The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the Kingdom of Bahrain allows peaceful forms of expression within the parameters of the law and the constitution, which are rights and freedoms wholly recognized in Bahrain." This came in a Foreign Ministry statement released here last night in response to US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland’s statement earlier on Wednesday April 25th regarding the latest incidents of Bahrain. The Bahraini foreign ministry statement stated that "members of the law enforcement agencies are committed to the highest degree of restraint, even while under frequent terrorist attacks, in which Molotov cocktails and other lethal weapons are utilized." The statement added that the security forces of Bahrain "maintain the legal right to respond with necessary and proportionate force, relative to the level of violence they encounter," noting meantime that "all acts of terrorism, violence and vandalism threatening the peace and security of Bahrain, should be condemned by all parties concerned , including the political societies."