BDF Commander-in-Chief Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on Wednesday said that Bahrain would remain safe and secure and issued a zero tolerance to repeat of the February-like incidents in the Kingdom which plunged the country into crisis for eight weeks.
Dramatic details of how Bahrain forces dealt with recent unrest were revealed by BDF Chief as he described how “Operation Al Farooq” successfully cleared Manama from saboteurs and thugs, without any casualties from either BDF or the citizens, noting that the operation ‘Al Farooq’ had been chosen as the name of the new junction that has replaced the GCC Roundabout.
Marshal Shaikh Khalifa thanked Bahraini Press for its role during the crisis, he said lessons from the crisis will be studied and analysed, to prevent a recurrence. “Bahrain had been the victim to a conspiracy involving foreign agents who had been financed by anti-Bahrain forces.
“Friends’ took part and they went where their interests lay, “detailed confessions along with photos and sound will be released once the judicial system finishes its work,” the BDF Commander-in-Chief said.
At the GCC Roundabout young people were given pills which affected their minds and made them do unusual things, Marshal Shaikh Khalifa added that the Peninsula Shield forces will remain in Bahrain after the State of National Safety is lifted, in anticipation of any foreign threat, BDF forces will revert to their barracks, but will always be on alert to fend off any threats.
“I say to those who did not get the message, if you return we will come back, stronger this time” Marshal Shaikh Khalifa confirmed, the State of National Safety is about to be lifted, but the trials before the National Safety courts will continue, perhaps until the year-end, he said. He said certain decisions and measures were aimed at maintaining security nationwide is undertaken.
Marshal Shaikh Khalifa confirmed that no royal pardon will be issued regarding such criminal acts during Bahrain’s crisis of those very few, noting that His Majesty King Hamad has always affirmed the implementation of measures specially the revitalizing of the economic momentum.