DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's Public Prosecution on Thursday ordered prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab to be held and questioned for one week over remarks published on his Twitter account that were critical of state institutions, an associate of Rajab's said.
Bahrain's Public Prosecution confirmed it had charged a person with publicly insulting a government institution on social media and had detained him for questioning, although it did not name the individual.
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