Police investigate Conservative MP's Bahrain comment
Watch: Video provided by activist Sayed Alwadaei shows his confrontation with Tory MP Bob Stewart
Mr Alwadaei, the director of advocacy at the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, challenged Mr Stewart on his connections with Bahrain outside an event to mark the National Day of Bahrain last Wednesday. Mr Stewart, a former Army officer who was stationed in Bahrain in the 1960s, later expressed contrition for his original remarks."That deeply offended me. I certainly have not and told them so repeatedly.
Mr Alwadaei fled Bahrain in 2011 after being arrested for taking part in anti-government protests and was able to claim political asylum in the UK in 2012.
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