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Appeals Court Sentences 5 Bahrainis to 3 & 7 Years in Prison Over “Assaulting Policeman” in Diraz
2016-05-15
The Bahraini High Appeals Court commuted the sentence issued against 4 appellants from 10 to 7 years in prison and upheld a 3-year jail term against a defendant over assembling and attacking a policeman in Diraz.
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Court Sentences 8 Bahrainis to 3-5 Years in Prison over Assembling
2016-05-15
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.
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Appeals Court: 7-Year Prison Term Handed down to 3 Suspects over Planting Hoax Bomb
2016-05-13
The Bahraini High Criminal Court commuted a sentence issued against 3 appellants from 10 to 7 years in prison over charges of planting a hoax bomb, starting fire and assembling.
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Appeals Court Sentences Bahraini to 3 Months in Prison for Insulting Parliament on Instagram
2016-05-13
Bahrain's Third High Criminal Appeals Court sentenced a defendant accused of insulting the Parliament to 3 months in prison.
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Bahraini Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Term against 3 Defendants over Burning Former MP
2016-05-13
The Bahraini high criminal court did not take the objection of the first suspect accused of setting fire to two vehicles, owned by former Bahraini Member of Parliament Ali Al-Dirazi.
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Bahraini Court Sentences "Mnarfezhom" to 5 Months in Prison for Accusing Two People of Inciting to Overthrow Regime
2016-05-12
Bahrain's Third Minor Criminal Court convicted owner of "Mnarfezhom" Twitter account in two new cases, in which he was accused of insulting two citizens, accusing them of betraying the country and inciting to overthrow the regime.
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Court Sentences Member of Ruling Family “Mnarfezhom” to 2 Months in Prison in Unprecedented Move
2016-05-11
Abdullah Hashem, a Bahraini lawyer who takes cases of extremist groups members in Bahrain, stated that Bahrain’s Third Minor Criminal Court sentenced tweeter “Mnarfezhom” to two months in prison.
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Appeals Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term Against Appellants over Killing Policeman in Al-Ekr
2016-05-11
The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued against 15 appellants, sentencing them to 15 years in prison over killing a policeman in Al-Ekr area.
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Public Prosecution: Life-Imprisonment Handed down to 3 Bahrainis & 10-Year Term to 6 Others over Assembly and Bomb Blast
2016-05-06
The Chief of Bahrain's Terrorist Crimes Prosecution, Attorney-General Ahmad Al-Hammadi, stated that the Fifth High Criminal court convicted 9 defendants over charges of attempted murder of policemen, detonating a bomb, explosives possession, assembling, rioting and acquiring Molotov cocktails.
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Appeals Court Sentences 3 Bahrainis to 5 Years in Prison over Burning Scrap Car in Diraz
2016-05-06
The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a 5-year prison term issued in absentia against 3 appellants over charges of setting a scrap vehicle ablaze in Diraz.
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Bahraini Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence against Stateless Ibrahim Karimi Over "Insulting King"
2016-05-05
The Second High Criminal (Appeals) Court upheld on Wednesday (May 4, 2016) the verdict against the stateless Ibrahim Karimi who was stripped of his Bahraini nationality, sentencing him to 2 years and 1 month in prison and fining him 2,100 Bahraini dinars.
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Court Sentences Khalifa Al-Dhahrani
2016-05-05
Bahrain's High Criminal Court convicted in absentia the son of former Prime Minister Khalifa Al-Dhahrani over charges narcotics possession for the purpose of trafficking and abuse as well as firearm possession. The court sentenced him to a year in prison with a 1,000 BD fine over the first charge and five more years and a 500 BD fine over the second charge.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 29 Suspects to Terms Ranging Between 5 Years & Life in Prison over Bomb Blast in Diraz
2016-05-03
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court issued sentences against 30 defendants over a bomb blast and assembly that took place in Diraz in 2014. One defendant was acquitted, 8 others were sentenced to life-imprisonment and one suspect was stripped of his citizenship, while a 5-year prison term was handed down to 20 others with 3000 BD fine.
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Life-Imprisonment Handed down to 3 Bahrainis Over Arms Possession & Manufacturing Explosives
2016-05-03
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday (April 28, 2016) 3 suspects to life in prison, over acquiring arms and ammunition and 2 other suspects to a 3-year prison term, fining each one of them 500 BD.
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SIU Acquits Two Policemen on Charges of Assaulting Prisoners
2016-05-01
Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Deputy Chief Mohammed Khalid Al-Hazaa said that the Second Minor Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday (April 28, 2016) two Public Security staff of charges of assaulting the bodily integrity of others.
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Life-Imprisonment Handed down to 2 Defendants & 15-Year Term to 6 Others over “Al-Ekr Bombs”
2016-04-30
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to life in prison over detonating two bombs and acquiring firearms and ammunition at Al-Ekr entrance and 6 others to 15 years in prison while acquitting one defendant.
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Appeals Court: 5 Suspects Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison over Abduction Charges
2016-04-29
The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a court of first instance's verdict against 5 suspects over abducting a citizen claiming he is a spy. The court sentenced the suspects to 7 years in prison and the fourth suspect to one year in prison over stealing the phones of the victim.
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Public Prosecution: 3 Bahrainis Sentenced to Life in Prison over Bomb that Injured Policeman in Shakhoura
2016-04-29
Bahrain’s Public Prosecution stated that the fourth high criminal court issued its sentence on April 27, 2016 against three suspects accused of detonating a bomb that injured a policeman, acquiring explosives and destroying two vehicles owned by the police.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term Handed to 3 Suspects over Burning ATM in Hamad Town
2016-04-29
The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a court of first instance's verdict against 3 appellants over charges of setting fire to an ATM in Hamad Town.
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Appeals Court: 10-Year Prison Terms Handed down to 4 Suspects over Gas Cylinder Explosion in Saar
2016-04-29
The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a court of first instance's verdict against 6 suspects over blowing up a gas cylinder outside a money exchange shop in Bahrain’s Saar. The court had sentenced 4 of the suspects to 10 years in prison and 2 others to 5.