Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's high criminal court sentenced 5 defendants to 5 years in prison and 3 others to 3 over charges of starting a fire and assembling in Hemla.

The Public Prosecution claimed that the defendants, along with other unknown suspects, deliberately set fire to properties, endangering people's lives. The prosecution also accused the suspects of taking part along with other unknown suspects in an assembly of more than 5 people, aiming at disturbing public peace and using violence to achieve their aim, as well as having possession of Molotov cocktails.

Since 2012, riot cases that go under the demonstrations and riot section of the penal code were adapted to apply to the terrorism law, if there were "terrorist" purposes behind them, such as attempted murder of a police officer, violating the provisions of law and endangering the lives of people and their properties, within the regime's framework of harshening penalties against protestors and activists.

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