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Bahrain Court Commutes Sentence against Officer & Policemen who Killed Detainee from 5 Years in Prison to 2 and Acquits 3 Others
2016-03-28
The Bahraini High Appeals Court commuted the sentence issued against an officer and two policemen from five years in prison to two, while acquitting three others, over charges of torturing detainees and causing the death of one of them, Hassan Al-Sheikh.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 24 Defendants to 3 Years in Prison over Assembly
2016-03-26
Bahrain's Third Minor Criminal Court handed down a 3-year prison term to 24 defendants, over charges of blocking and spilling oil on road during assembly.
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Five Bahrainis Sentenced 5-10 Years in Prison & Stripped of their Nationalities over Joining Feb 14 Coalition
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court revoked the citizenships of five defendants, sentencing the first and second to 15 years in prison and fining them 100,000 BD each over charges of joining a terrorist group, while sentencing the remaining suspects to 5 year imprisonment.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison over Setting Fire to Gas Station near F1 Track
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects to 15 years in prison over attempting to cause an explosion and a fire deliberately at a gas station near the Formula 1 racing track, and another to 3 years imprisonment, fining them a sum of 11767 BD for the damages.
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Six Suspects Sentenced 7-10 Years in Prison over Burning Tires
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced four suspects to 10 years in prison and two other to 7 years in prison, over charges of setting tires on fire in a roundabout near the Interior Ministry’s building. Another suspect was; however, acquitted of the charges raised against him.
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15 & 7-Year Prison Terms Handed down to 2 Suspects of Planting Bomb near Al-Budaiya Police Station
2016-03-26
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a suspect to 15 years in prison and another to 7, over charges of planting and detonating a bomb under a minibus near the Al-Budaiya police station.
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Bahraini Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Harboring Suspects Wanted over Political Cases
2016-03-25
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini national to five years in prison after convicting him of harboring three wanted suspects, one of which sentenced to death, in a house in the Diraz area.
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Bahrain Fined 200 BD for "Insulting" Parliament on Instagram
2016-03-24
Bahrain's First Minor Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ibrahim Al-Jefn and Mohammad Makki as secretariat, fined a Bahraini youth 200 Bahraini dinars over charges of insulting the parliament on a social media website.
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Bahrain Interior Ministry: Zainab Al-Khawaja Serves 16-months Jail Term
2016-03-22
The Acting Director General of the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre said the sentences against her include a one-year jail term for insulting a public employee in 2013, a two-month sentence for deliberate sabotage in 2014 and another two months over another separate case.
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Bahraini Court Acquits Policeman Accused of Beating Prisoner
2016-03-19
Member of Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khaled Al-Hazaa, stated that the Second Minor Criminal Court acquitted a police officer of the charge of assaulting the bodily integrity of a prisoner on Thursday (March 17, 2016).
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Bahraini Youth Sentenced to One Year in Prison over Assembly
2016-03-19
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court sentenced a youth to one year in prison after convicting him over charges of setting trash cans ablaze in the Bahraini capital, Manama, joining assembly and having possession of Molotov cocktails.
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Court Sentences Suspect to 15 Years in Prison & Strips him of Nationality over Shooting in Sitra
2016-03-18
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 15 years in prison, over alleged charges of attempted murder, training on the use firearms as well as the possession of arms.
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15-Year Prison Term Handed Down to 2 Suspects Accused of Detonating Bomb in Saar
2016-03-18
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two suspects to 15 years in prison over charges of detonating a bomb in Saar and possession of explosives. The court also fined both defendants a joint amount of 2288 Bahraini dinars for the damages caused to the vehicles owned by the Ministry of Interior.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Female Opposition Figure With Child
2016-03-16
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahraini police on Monday jailed opposition figure Zainab al-Khawaja who was convicted in 2014 for tearing up a poster of King Hamad, media and activists said.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Three for Attacking Police
2016-03-16
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court jailed three people for 15 years each in two separate trials on Monday for attacking policemen, the prosecution said in a statement.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to Life Imprisonment over Arms & Ammunition Possession
2016-03-16
The Attorney-General Ahmad Al-Hammadi said that the Fourth High Criminal Court convicted three defendants over charges of having illegal possession of firearms and ammunition for terrorist purposes, sentencing them to life in prison.
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Bahraini Criminal Court Sentences 8 Suspects to 5 Years in Prison over Burning Tires & Bomb Replica
2016-03-14
The Bahraini High Criminal Court issued on Sunday (March 13, 2016) a verdict, sentencing eight defendants to 5 years in prison.
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Bahrain Court Sentences in Absentia Owner of “Takrooz” Twitter Account to 5 Years in Prison
2016-03-12
Bahraini court sentenced in absentia Hussein Mahdi to five years in prison, also fining him 10.000 BD.
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Life-Imprisonment Handed Down to 3 Suspects & 15 Year-Term to Another over Assembly & Shooting in Bahrain’s Sanabis
2016-03-12
Bahrain’s Fifth High Criminal Court convicted four suspects over charges of attempted murder, starting fire, assembling, rioting [...], sentencing the first three suspects to life imprisonment and the 4th to 15 years in prison.
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Life Imprisonment Handed Down to 3 Suspects over Explosion at Sitra Gas Station Restroom
2016-03-11
The Bahraini Attorney-General stated that the Fifth High Criminal Court issued a verdict on Thursday (March 10, 2016), sentencing three suspects to life in prison over charges of causing an explosion at a gas station restroom in the island of Sitra.