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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Detainee accused of Attacking Policeman in Jaw Prison
2018-06-01
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a one-year jail verdict against a detainee in Jaw Prison for attacking and insulting one of the policemen there.
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6 Defendants Sentenced to Life in Prison over Blasting Bomb Near Diraz Park
2018-06-01
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 6 suspects to life in prison over planting a bomb near Diraz park, detonating it and injuring two policemen.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Term Sentences, Citizenship Revocation against 10 Suspects Accused of “Nuwaidrat Warehouse” Case
2018-05-31
The High Criminal Appeals Court rejected the appeals of 7 defendants out of 11 in a case known as “Nuwaidrat warehouse”. The authorities accused 11 activists of storing arms in Nuwaidrat. However, the defendants denied the charge.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentences and Citizenship Revocation against 7 Defendants over “Nuwaidrat Warehouse” Case
2018-05-30
The High Criminal Appeals Court upheld life term sentences and citizenship revocation against seven appellants convicted of making explosives and weapons in a Nuwaidrat warehouse and establishing terrorist group. The court also upheld fining the first 3 suspects 300.000 BD.
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Appeals: 5-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects Accused of Blasting Gas Cylinder in front of Exchange Shop in Saar
2018-05-30
The High Appeals Court upheld a 5-year jail term against suspects convicted of taking part in blasting a gas cylinder in front an exchange shop in Saar and causing damages to it and to the nearby shops.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term, Citizenship Revocation against 2 Defendants Accused of Receiving Training in Iran Revolution Guard Camps
2018-05-30
The First High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a 7-years jail verdict against 2 appellants, who traveled to Iran and received training in camps affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and a ruling revoking them of their citizenships.
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Court Upholds 2&3-Year Jail Term against 5 Defendants Accused of Assembling in Bilad Al-Qadeem
2018-05-30
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld prison terms against 5 out of 7 defendants. It upheld 3-year jail term against 3 defenats and 2-year jail term against 2 others after being convicted of assembling and burning a number of tires in Bilad Al-Qadeem, aiming at causing chaos.
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Court Issues 7-Year jail Term against Suspect Accused of Joining 14th February Coalition, Revokes his Citizenship
2018-05-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down a 7-year jail term to a Bahraini, convicted of training to use arms and explosives in Iran and Iraq, aiming at committing crimes and joining 14th February Coalition, and revoked his citizenship. Meanwhile, it acquitted another suspect of the charges brought against him.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Assembling in A’ali
2018-05-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 2 suspects to 3 years in jail over assembling in A’ali and acquiring Molotov.
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Appeals: 5-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Kidnaping Youth and Beating him, Claiming He is Informant
2018-05-24
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld 5-year jail term against 2 appellants over charge of kidnapping a youth and beating him, claiming that he works as an informant.
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Court Issues 2-Year Jail Term against Tweeter over Charge of Insulting King, 1-Year Jail Term against Library Owner over Printing Book Deemed Abusive to Aisha
2018-05-10
A Bahraini court sentenced a Bahraini tweeter, 25 years, to 2 years in jail with the execution of sentence. The court said that the defendant incited hatred against the regime through his Twitter account named SIi717. A local newspaper said that the defendant published more than 200 tweets considered abusive to the regime and king within 5 years.
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Court Sentences to 5 Years in Prison a Serb and Bosnian National for Robbing Currency Exchange Office
2018-05-04
First Bahraini High Criminal Court Sentenced a 24-year-old Serb and a 30-year-old Bosnian national to five years in prison for robbing a currency exchange office in the Umm Al-Hassam area by threatening employees with an electric taser.
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Court Commutes 10-Year Jail Verdict Issued against Protestors to 5 Years
2018-05-03
The High Appeals Criminal Court commuted the 10-year jail verdict issued against a suspect along with 5 others to 5 years in jail.
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Court Upholds Life Sentence against Defendant Accused of Detonating Bomb
2018-05-02
The First High Criminal Court upheld a life sentence issued against one of two appellants sentenced to life in jail after accusing them of detonating a locally-made bomb in Damistan near a charity association and attempting to murder two policemen, while trying to erase some slogans and remove abusive photos from the association’s wall.
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One Year in Jail with Suspension of Verdict for CEO who Embezzled 765000 BD from Family Company
2018-05-01
A Bahraini court convicted a businessman who heads a family he owns with numbers of his family over charges related to dishonesty and seizing more than 765000 BD from the company’s properties.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term against 5 Accused of Attempted Murder of Policemen in Damastan
2018-04-29
Bahraini High Criminal Court of Appeals upheld a 15-year prison sentence for five defendants accused of attempting to kill policemen in the Damastan area.
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Court Hands Down 5-Year Prison Term in Absentia to Defendant over “Planting Explosive Device Replica outside Driving School”
2018-04-29
The Fourth Bahraini High Criminal Court sentenced in absentia a defendant to five years in prison for placing a mock-up of explosives in a public place.
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Two-Year Prison Term Upheld against Defendants Accused of Hurling Molotov Cocktails at Police Cars in Sitra
2018-04-29
Fourth Bahraini High Criminal Court upheld two-year prison sentences issued against for defendants accused of assembling and hurling Molotov cocktails at two police vehicles in Sitra.
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Three-year Prison Sentence for 3 Accused of Setting Fire to Police Car in Bani Jamra
2018-04-29
Fifth Bahraini Criminal Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a ruling, sentencing three defendants to three years in prison for hurling a petrol pail at a police patrol vehicle from a rooftop.
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Cassation Military Court Upholds Death Penalty of 4 Bahrainis on charges of “Attempted Assassination of Marshal
2018-04-26
Cassation Military Court Upholds Death Penalty of 4 Bahrainis on charges of “Attempted Assassination of Marshal