MNA � Hossein Amir-Abdollahian underlined that recent court ruling against Sheikh Isa Qassim would aggravate conditions in Bahrain.Parliament�s general director for international affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was reacting to recent court verdict by Bahrian that has sentenced Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim to one year in prison, suspended for three years, and ordered him to pay a fine.

�Sheikh Isa Qassim does not belong to Bahrain solely; such violent rulings against this distinguished cleric would not help settling Bahrain�s domestic crisis, but would worsen the situation,� he said.

He asserted that Bahraini government�has to rely on its nation not the foreigners if it seeks the political settlement of its crises; �dialogue and political talks are only way out of crisis in Manama.�

A report by �Bahrain's al-Wasat newspaper said the Bahraini court had ordered Qassim to pay a fine of 100,000 Bahraini dinars (over $265,000). The court further ruled to confiscate Qassim's properties worth 3 million Bahraini dinars (almost $8 million) and two of his homes.