Press TV- Prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab will remain in jail despite a ruling ordering his release on bail pending a trial next month.

Bahrain�s prosecution office said on Wednesday that the human rights activist will remain in prison because he still faces other charges in a different case.

"He will remain in jail pending the case being handled by the public prosecution, until the investigation is concluded," prosecution chief Mohammed Salah said in a statement carried by state news agency BNA.

Hours earlier,�Jalila Sayed, the defense lawyer representing Rajab, said the activist had been�freed earlier in the day after a long court hearing, adding that he would�appear again in court on January 23.

Wednesday�s court decision followed requests to release the 52-year-old rights campaigner over health problems.
"Nabeel is overall weak because of� heart problems and other physical issues," Sayed said, adding, "He's under tremendous stress because of this length of detention."
Rajab had been repeatedly detained for organizing anti-regime protests in the Persian Gulf country and publishing online comments deemed insulting to the ruling dynasty.

He was pardoned for health reasons last year�but was rearrested in June over tweets he posted in March 2015 criticizing the Manama regime for torturing�prisoners at a local jail and for its�involvement in the deadly Saudi aggression against Yemen.

According to state media, Rajab is accused of "spreading false news and rumors and inciting propaganda during wartime.� He catigorically denies the charges.



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Anti-regime protesters clash with Bahraini police firing tear gas in the western village of Shahrakan on April 5, 2016. (Photo by AP)[/caption]

Last week, the United Nations called on Bahrain to �immediately and unconditionally� release Rajab.

Human Rights Watchdog has also criticized the charges brought against the activist, saying they "inherently violate the right to free expression."

Bahrain, a close ally of the US, has been rocked by a wave of anti-regime demonstrations since mid-February 2011.

Scores of people have been killed and hundreds of others injured or detained amid Manama�s ongoing crackdown on dissent and widespread discrimination against the country�s Shia majority.