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Bahraini Acquitted of Involvement in Gas Cylinder Explosion in Samaheej
2018-06-27
The fourth high criminal court in Bahrain acquitted a 23-year-old accused of involvement in a gas cylinder bombing on the highway, endangering people's lives.
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Court Issues 5-Year Jail Term against 2 Suspects, 10-Year Jail Term against Third, Revokes their Citizenships over Joining February 14 Coalition
2018-06-26
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a suspect to ten years in jail and two others to five years and ruled to fine each one BD 100,000 and revoke their Bahraini citizenship after finding them guilty of joining February 14 Coalition.
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Court Upholds 1&3-Year Jail Terms against 2 Brothers over Charge of Putting Fake Bomb in Tubli
2018-06-26
The First High Appeals Court upheld 1-year jail term against a citizen and 3-year jail term against his brother with the execution of sentence over charge of manufacturing locally made bomb and putting it in the services street in Tubli, and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Sentences Suspect to 3-Year Jail Term, 8 Others to 1-Year Jail Term over Burning Ties in Diraz
2018-06-24
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 3-year jail term to a suspect and 1-year jail term to 8 others accused of burning tires in Diraz.
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Suspect Receives 3-Year Jail Term over Manufacturing Fake Bomb in Jid Ali
2018-06-21
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued a 3-year jail term against a Bahraini accused of manufacturing a fake bomb with the help of his juvenile brother and putting it on public street in Jid Ali, and ordered the confiscation of the seized fake body.
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Court Hands down 5-Year Jail Term to 5 Suspects and 1-Year Jail Term to Sixth over Case of Blasting Gas Cylinder and Burning Tires in A’ali
2018-06-21
The Fourth High Criminal law convicted 6 Bahrainis of blasting a gas cylinder and burning tires at Amphora Roundabout in A’ali. The court sentenced 5 suspects to 5 years in jail and sentenced the sixth one to one year in jail because he is under 18 years. It also added one-month jail term and 50 BD fine to the fourth suspect over acquiring a brass knuckles and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Assembling in Al-Ekr
2018-06-21
The High Appeals Court upheld a 7-year jail verdict against an appellant who participated in an assembly, attacked policemen and set fire to a generator affiliated with the police in Al-Ekr.
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Appeals: 1&2-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Assembling, Beating Policeman
2018-06-19
The High Appeals Criminal Court commuted a verdict issued against suspect, accused of taking part in an assembly and attacking a policeman while attempting to arrest him [suspect] from the assembly place, from 3 years in prison to 2 years, and upheld a one-year jail term against another suspect over assembly charge.
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Appeal Court: 10-Year Term Handed down to Defendant for Burning MP’s Vehicle in Ma'ameer
2018-06-19
The High Court of Appeal rejected a Bahraini’s objection, who was convicted of burning the car of an MP in the Ma’ameer area along with three others.
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7-Year Jail Term Issued against 3 Suspects Accused of Blasting Gas Cylinder in Damistan
2018-06-18
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 7-year jail term against 3 suspects accused of blasting a gas cylinder, setting fire to tires in Damitsan and damaging a private car that was near the blast place. The court also ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Issues Sentences Ranging between 3 and 7 Years in Prison against 9 Suspects Accused of Attacking Police Patrol in Diraz
2018-06-13
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 9 protestors to prison terms ranging between 3 and 9 years over attacking police patrol in Diraz using Molotov cocktails.
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Appeals Court Issues 3-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Escaping Dry Dock Prison and Other Suspect Who Hid him
2018-06-13
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against an appellant convicted of hiding a suspect who escaped Dry Dock Prison, noting that the fugitive is sentenced to prison terms that reach 49 years over political cases. His total prison terms increased to 52 years in jail.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Putting Hoax Bomb in A'ali
2018-06-10
The Fifth High Appeals Criminal Court upheld 3-year jail term against a suspect accused in a case of putting fake bomb in A'ali and ordered the confiscation of seized fake body.
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Appeals: 7-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect over Attacking Police in Diraz
2018-06-08
The First Criminal Appeals Court decided to commute the 10-year jail verdict issued against suspect accused of attempting to kill policemen to 7 years in jail, after it changed his charge from attempting to murder to attacking the bodily integrity of 2 policemen.
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Court Upheld 3-Year Jail Term against Suspect over Seizing Cars Confiscated at Traffic Directorate and Selling Them as Scrap
2018-06-08
The High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 3-year jail term issued against an employee in the general directorate of traffic who works as a crane driver, over seizing confiscated cars at the directorate and selling them as scrap.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Policeman, Expelling him over Admitting Mobile Phone to Inmate in Jaw Prison in Return for Bribery
2018-06-07
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court rejected the appeal submitted by a policeman in Jaw Prison convicted of receiving bribery from an inmate whose family name is "Balawi” in return for providing him with a mobile phone and a ring. The suspect was sentenced to 3 years in jail and 200 BD fine. The court also ordered to expel him outside the country after finishing his prison term. The court also upheld the 3-year jail term against the inmate (second suspect).
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Faisal Foulaz Fined 200 BD for Launching Campaign against BAS Company
2018-06-07
The Fourth Minor Criminal Court fined the former Shura Council member and head of Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society, Faisal Foulaz, 200 BD over charge of launching a campaign against "BAS" company, accusing it of preferring foreign employees to Bahrainis.
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Appeals Court Rejects Applying “Alternative Punishment Law”, Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against 3 suspects and 2-Year Jail Term against 2 Others over Planting Fake Bomb
2018-06-06
Appeals Court Rejects Applying “Alternative Punishment Law”, Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against 3 suspects and 2-Year Jail Term against 2 Others over Planting Fake Bomb
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Three-Year Prison Term Handed down to Defendant for Allegedly Planting Fake Bomb in Tubli
2018-06-03
The Fourth Bahraini Criminal Court rejected the objection of a Bahraini youth sentenced to three years in prison.
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Two Bahrainis Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, 2 Others to 1 Month for “Beating and Insulting 2 Policemen at Dry Dock Prison”
2018-06-03
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court convicted four detainees aged between 19 and 21 of beating and insulting a policeman and a lieutenant at a dry dock prison.