Bahrain said on Monday it stood with Saudi Arabia in its decisions against Canada over Ottawa’s interference in Riyadh's internal affairs.
"The Kingdom of Bahrain affirms its full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ...against anyone attempting to undermine its sovereignty," the Bahraini foreign ministry said on Twitter.
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it would suspend new trade and investment with Ottawa. It also gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the country and recalled its own ambassador to Canada.
A Saudi foreign ministry statement said it “has been made aware of the statement by the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Embassy in the Kingdom, on the so-called civil society activists who have been detained, urging Saudi authorities to release them immediately,” it said.
“The persons referred to were lawfully detained by the Public Prosecution for committing crimes punishable by applicable law, which also guaranteed the detainees’ rights and provided them with due process during the investigation and trial,” it added.
