MPs Seek To Expel Three Colleagues Over Judiciary Law Debate

Ten MPs have asked Parliament to remove three fellow MPs from their seats over remarks made during a debate on Bahrain’s judiciary law, accusing them of breaching their oath and losing the trust required to remain in the chamber.

The request, sent to the Speaker, names Abdulnabi Salman Nasser, Mamdouh Abbas Al Saleh and Mehdi Abdulaziz Al Shuwaikh as the MPs whose membership should be dropped.

The MPs behind the move say the three took a stance during the sitting of 28 May 2026, while Parliament was discussing Decree-Law No. 13 of 2024, which amends Article 7 of the Judicial Authority Law issued under Decree-Law No. 42 of 2002.

In their request, the signatories claim the three MPs criticised steps taken by the state against people accused of glorifying Iranian attacks on Bahrain, including the withdrawal of nationality from those found to have carried out such acts and from others whose nationality was lost by dependency.

They say the remarks questioned the fairness of those steps and were used as grounds to reject the decree-law. The request claims this angered the public, His Majesty the King and fellow MPs, and amounted to a breach of national unity and the duties of elected officThe MPs argue that the stance touched on royal directives ordering the withdrawal of nationality from anyone found to be linked to, or to have glorified, the attacks.

The request relies on Article 78 of the Constitution, under which members of Parliament and the Shura Council swear to be loyal to the country and the King, respect the Constitution and laws, defend the people’s freedoms, interests and funds, and carry out their work with honesty and truth.

It also cites Article 89(b), which shields members from being held to account for views voiced in Parliament or its committees, except in cases where such views touch the foundations of faith, national unity, due respect for the King, or include defamation of any person’s private life.

The signatories further refer to Article 99 of the Constitution, which allows the membership of a member of either chamber to be dropped if the member loses trust and standing or breaches the duties of office.

They also cite Article 191(f) of Parliament’s internal rules, which lists removal from membership among the penalties that can be imposed on a member found to have breached parliamentary duties or carried out a banned act, without prejudice to civil or criminal liability.

The MPs ask for the case to be dealt with under the Constitution and Parliament’s internal rules, especially Articles 193 to 197, which deal with the dropping of membership.

The request says the MPs who brought the case had read the apology later published by the three members, but argued that it did not give grounds for their continued presence in Parliament. They said the three should have resigned after taking what the request describes as an unjustified stance.

The request was submitted by Mohammed Salman Al Ahmed, Hamad Farooq Al Doy, Jameel Mulla Hassan, Bader Al Tamimi, Mohammed Al Balooshi, Ali Saqr Al Dosari, Abdulla Al Rumaihi, Mohammed Al Olaiwi, Abdulla Al Dhaen and Mohammed Al Rifai.