‘Not a member of terror entity’ I have nothing to do with International Union of Muslim Scholars, says Dr Al Mahmoud

I am not a member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, which has been internationally recognised as a terrorist entity, Chairman of the National Unity Gathering Dr Abdullatif Al Mahmoud told Tribune yesterday.

Dr Al Mahmoud said the list of names that has been published by a website claiming that he is one of the people banned from entering Saudi Arabia is neither true nor is the website a credible source. He said the website is an anti-Bahrain one based in a Northwestern African state that’s aimed at defaming his image and labelling him as terrorist.

He added that this website and people involved in running it aim at defaming the image of Saudi Arabia too apart from destabilising the social security in Bahrain.

Dr Al Mahmoud said he got his involvement and membership with the Union terminated before the union was officially recognised as a terrorist entity by Bahrain and other countries.