A routine parliamentary discussion on amendments to Bahrain’s law regulating trade in endangered animals and plants took an unexpected turn when an outspoken MP claimed that Bahrainis themselves were ‘near extinction’ due to mounting financial and social pressures.
During yesterday’s session, Taqadumi Bloc MP Dr Mahdi Al Shuwaikh stunned legislators when he departed from the subject of a draft law to deliver an emotional critique of living conditions faced by some citizens .
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