Police in Bahrain have interrogated the secretary general of the country's main opposition bloc, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, over what has been described as "violations" of law, Press TV reported.
Sheikh Ali Salman was summoned to the criminal investigation department on Sunday morning and questioned about "violating certain aspects of the law," Bahrain's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Salman's lawyer, Abdullah al-Shamlan, tweeted that, "Sheikh Ali is on his way to the prosecutor's office" and that he had been prevented from defending his client.
The development comes as Sheikh Salman, 49, secured a new four-year stint at al-Wefaq's general congress on Friday night.
On July 20, Bahraini Justice Ministry asked a court to suspend the activities of al-Wefaq "so that it can correct its legal status." The ministry claimed that the group has lost its legal status after the annulment of four of its general conferences and a failure to follow approved procedures.
On October 28, the Manama administrative court banned the activities of the opposition group and gave it three months to hold an assembly to elect its leaders.
Al-Wefaq announced it was boycotting parliamentary elections, which were held in the kingdom in November.
Bahrain has been the scene of almost daily protests against the Al Khalifa dynasty since early 2011, when an uprising began in the kingdom. Since mid-February 2011, thousands of protesters have held numerous rallies in the streets of Bahrain, calling for the Al Khalifa royal family to relinquish power.