Salman joined the festival which took place in Sheikh Ahmad Mosque in the village of Nuwaidrat, where the participants strongly criticized the Bahraini army for issuing a statement, in which it stressed that it stands ready to back the police in confronting protestors.
The Public Prosecution decided to detain poet Abdulhussein for 7 days pending investigation, but released the head of the mosque’s administration after interrogating him for hours.