In recording, Qatari official is apologetic of Qatari participation in GCC Coaliton Peninsula Shield that entered Bahrain following unrest.
Leaked audio recording emerges of purported 2011 phone call between advisor of former Qatari Emir & Bahrain opposition leader Hassan Sultan.
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Official explained that Qatar was obliged to participate per GCC charter, but didn't send troops, instead symbolically offering 2 officers.
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He offered Al Jazeera's full cooperation with the opposition, offering to give platform to anyone that Hassan Sultan would choose.
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Official offered to visit Hassan Sultan and Bahraini cleric Isa Qassim, and if that didn't suffice, to arrange for Qatari PM HBJ to visit.
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Sultan added that due to lack of protection for Shias, opposition reached out to Shia religious authorities Lebanon, Najaf, & Qom for help.
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Veracity of leaked recording confirmed by Qatari statement positing that the official was acting with knowledge of Bahraini gov as mediator
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Qatari statement argues that Qatari mediation in Bahrain was in cooperation with then-Saudi FM Prince Saud al Faisal, who is now deceased.
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Leak update: BICI report casts doubt on Qatari claim that official's cooperation with opposition came with blessing of Bahraini government.pic.twitter.com/fQL5L3R2Lu
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Has it been made public?
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It was aired last evening on
#Bahrain TV as part of evening news broadcasthttps://twitter.com/iphoney_ad/status/875836929476112384 …
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