“The handover of accused and convicted persons to foreign countries takes place under specific conditions … This does not apply in Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s case,” a Supreme Judiciary Council official said, quoted by BNA.
The statement did not give any further details.
Khawaja, who was sentenced with other opposition activists to life in jail over an alleged plot to topple the monarchy during a month-long protest a year ago, began his hunger strike on the night of February 8-9.
BNA reported on Saturday that Bahrain was examining a request to transfer him to Denmark.
“Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifah received a written letter from Danish Foreign Minister Villy Soevndal asking Abdulhadi al-Khawaja be transferred to Denmark since he holds Danish citizenship,” it said.
The request was referred to the head of the Supreme Judicial Council.
Front Line Defenders, a Dublin-based non-governmental organisation, warned on Tuesday after a visit to Manama that Khawaja, who had shed 25% of his body weight, could die in jail and was “at risk of organ failure”.
