Anti-government protesters hold pictures of detained Al Wefaq party deputy leader Khalil al-Marzouq during a rally to show support for him near his home in Jabal Al Habshi village, west of Manama, September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
MANAMA (Reuters) - A senior Bahraini opposition politician was temporarily freed on Thursday by the court trying him on charges that include inciting terrorism, in a surprise conciliatory ruling in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state.
Khalil al-Marzouq, a former parliament member, was detained in September by police investigating his alleged promotion of terrorism, angering his Shi'ite Islamist al-Wefaq party, Bahrain's largest opposition group.
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