 Mr Khan, along with three other alleged members of the cell, was only found not guilty on 20 November 2006, less than five days before the poll.After the verdict Mr Khan announced that he is suing the Bahraini government for BD700,000 for harassment.On the Shia Right, Al Amal is seen as the direct descendant of the group that plotted a coup d'état in Bahrain in 1981; the party's leaders only returned to public life in Bahrain after they returned from exile or were released from prison in 2001.