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Prosecution Detains Faten Hussein for 45 Days Pending Investigation
2017-02-13
Bahrain's Public Prosecution decided on Monday (February 13, 2017) to keep detainee Faten Hussein in custody for 45 days pending investigations.
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3-Year Jail Term Issued against Suspects Accused of Assembling in Samaheej
2017-02-13
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced suspects to 3 years in prison over taking part in an assembly and setting fire in Samaheej. Meanwhile, the court rejected the objection of one of the suspects.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Suspects over Acquiring Molotov and Explosives in Sitra
2017-02-12
The High Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against appellants over acquiring Molotov and explosives.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Jail against 2 Defendants over Carrying out Blast in Saar
2017-02-11
The high appeals court upheld a verdict issued by the fourth criminal court sentencing two appellants to 15 years in prison after being convicted of carrying out a blast in Saar and acquiring explosive for terrorist aims.
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Appeals Court: 5-Year Jail term against 3 Defendants Accused of Diraz Blast
2017-02-11
The High Appeals Court rejected the objection of two suspects sentenced to 5 years in prison and upheld 5-year jail term against the third appellant over Diraz blast.
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Court Hands down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month Jail Term, Sets 100 BD Bail to Stop Execution of Sentence
2017-02-10
The third minor criminal court presided over by judge Jaber Al-Jazzar and Hussein Yousif as a secretariat handed down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month jail term over assembling in Diraz.
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Sheikh Bashar al-A’li Fined with 50 BD for Insulting Council of Representatives
2017-02-08
A Bahraini court fined Tuesday (February 7, 2017) Bahraini cleric Sheikh Bashar al-A’li with 50 Bahraini Dinars on charges of insulting the Council of Representatives.
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AFP: Bahrain Shiite Opposition Loses Appeal against Dissolution
2017-02-07
Bahrain’s top court rejected Monday an appeal by the country’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq against its dissolution over terrorism-related charges, a judicial source said.
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Court Upholds Acquitting Suspect of Acquiring Explosives
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld a verdict acquitting a suspect from the charge of acquiring “TNT” explosives and others, for a terrorist aim.
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Court of Cassation Turns down Appeal to Dissolve Ulama Islamic Council
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation turned down on Monday (February 6, 2017) an appeal on verdict to dissolve Ulama Islamic Council; highest Shiite religious authority in Bahrain.
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Al-Shamlawi: Cassation Court Rejects Request to Halt Liquidation of Al-Wefaq
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected on Monday (February 6, 2017) request to halt liquidation of Al-Wefaq Society, Bahrain’s largest opposition society, according to lawyer Al-Shamlawi.
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15-Year Prison Verdict against 3 Accused of Setting Fire in Khamis Police Station
2017-02-05
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a 15-year imprisonment verdict against 3 defendants in the case of setting fire at Khamis police station.
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Court Commutes 7-Year Jail Term against Defendants to 5 Years over Attempted Murder of Policemen in Sitra
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld 7-year jail term against a suspect accused of attempting to murder policemen.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspects over Planting Hoax Bomb
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court commuted a 5-year jail sentence issued against 3 detainees, accused of planting hoax bombs, to 3 years.
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Court Commutes Sentences of Defendants Accused of Burning Police Patrol
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Appeals court commuted a 15-year jail term issued against a political detainee, over burning a car owned by the ministry of interior, to 10 years.
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Court Convicts Policeman of Smuggling Cell Phones to Detainee in “Jaw Prison” in Return for Narcotics
2017-02-03
A Bahraini court upheld a verdict sentencing a foreign policeman to 3 years in prison, fining him 100 BD and deporting him after finishing his sentence, after being convicted of smuggling cell phones to a detainee in Jaw Prison in return for drugs “Shabu”.
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Bahraini Judiciary Sets February 27 Date for Final Hearing in Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Trial
2017-01-31
An official in the Bahraini judiciary announced on Monday (January 30, 2017) that the court adjourned looking into the case of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim until February 27, 2017, at the request of the Public Prosecution.
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Life Sentences Issued against 6 Bahrainis over Assembling & Targeting Policemen
2017-01-30
The High Criminal Court issued on Sunday (January 29, 2017) life sentences against 6 suspects and bound them to pay 1551 BD. It also handed down 3-year jail term to a suspect along with a BD 200 fine and acquitted two others.
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Bahraini Smuggles “Weed” for her Brother in “Jaw” Prison, Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison
2017-01-28
A Bahraini court sentenced a Bahraini girl to 1-year in prison after convicting her of smuggling “weed” to her brother, who is imprisoned in “Jaw” Central Prison, according to what a local newspaper reported Friday January 27, 2017.
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Two Political Prisoners Acquitted after Accusations of Hitting Security Officer with Grill
2017-01-28
A local newspaper reported that a Bahraini court ruled today (Friday January 27, 2017) the innocence of two defendants accused of assaulting a security officer. The Public Prosecution had accused them of hitting a security officer with a grill, leading to his injury.