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Appeals Adjourns Case of 4 Detained Females until April 16, with their Continued Detention
2018-04-03
The Bahraini Appeals Court refused to release four Bahraini females detained over political reasons and decided to adjourn the case until April 16, with their continued detention.
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1&2-Year Jail Term Issued against 6 Suspects Accused of Assembling in Al-Kawarah
2018-04-02
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued jail terms ranging between a year and 2 years against 6 suspects over taking part in an assembly in Al-Kawarah and blocking the streets with bricks and palm trunks.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in Tubli
2018-04-02
The Fourth High Criminal sentenced a suspect to 3 years in jail over putting a fake bomb near a bakery in Tubli and ordered the confiscation of seized item.
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10-Year Jail Term Issued against 8 Suspects Accused of Attacking Armored Vehicle in Nuwaidrat
2018-03-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 8 suspects to 10 years in jail for attacking an armored vehicle owned by the Interior Ministry.
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Court Hands down 8-Year Jail Term to Suspect Accused of Blasting Gas Cylinder, Putting Fake Bomb in A’ali
2018-03-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 8-year jail term against a defendant accused of putting fake bomb and blasting gas cylinder in Jid Ali.
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Appeal Court Upholds Photographer Al-Mousawi’s 10-Year Prison Sentence and Revocation of Nationality
2018-03-29
Bahraini Court of Appeal upheld a ruling sentencing photographer Sayed Ahmed Al-Mousawi to ten years in prison, also stripping him of his citizenship.
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Appeal Court: 15-Year Prison Term, Revocation of Nationality Handed down to Defendant Accused of Organizing and Managing “Terrorist Group”
2018-03-29
Fifth Criminal High Court of Appeals reduced sentence of a defendant from life imprisonment to 15 years in prison, who is accused of the organization and management of a terrorist group.
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Bahraini Banned from Travel Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Using Brother's ID to Exit Country
2018-03-29
High Criminal Court convicted a 60-year-old Bahraini businessman of using his brother's identity card to travel by land to the United Arab Emirates, despite a previous decision banning him from traveling.
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Case of 8 Accused of Joining ISIS Adjourned until April 24
2018-03-29
The High Criminal Court of Appeals in Bahrain has suspended the appeal of eight defendants, convicted of joining the terrorist ISIS organization to announce verdict on April 24.
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Appeals: 5-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Joining “Saraya Al-Mokhtar”
2018-03-28
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court commuted a 10-year jail term issued against a Bahraini, accused on joining “Saraya Al-Mokhtar” and attempting to kill a police officer through shooting him in Sitra, to 5 years.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Defendant Accused of Burning Tires in Al-Dair
2018-03-28
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 3-year jail term against a suspect accused of assembling, burning tires and attacking policemen in Al-Dair.
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7&3-Year Jail Term Handed to Suspects Accused of Burning Police Patrol in A’ali
2018-03-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 7-year jail term against 8 suspects accused of setting security patrol to fire in A’ali. It also sentenced a suspect to 3 years in jail because he is under 18 years old, bound the suspects to pay 14077 BD for the damages caused to the ministry of interior’s car and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Military Cassation Court Adjourns Trial of Civilians in “Marshal Assassination Plot” Case until April 11
2018-03-27
Bahraini Military Court of Cassation looked into the appeals filed in case in which civilians were accused of plotting to assassinate Military Commander Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
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Six-Month Term Handed down to Defendant for Assaulting Policeman in Dry Dock Prison
2018-03-27
Bahraini High Court of Appeals decided to commute penalty of a defendant, accused of assaulting a policeman, to six months in prison instead of one year.
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2-Month Jail Sentence of TV Presenter for Beating his Friend Replaced
2018-03-23
The executing judge agreed to replace a 2-month jail term issued against a television presenter with an act of community service after the second high criminal court rejected his appeal for submitting it after the due date.
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Kidnapper Gets 12 Years and 6 Months in Jail for Snatching Baby from Her Mother’s Car in Al-Houra
2018-03-21
The First High Criminal Court convicted a Bahraini who kidnapped a 5-year old girl while she was in her mother’s car in Al-Houra and attempting to sexually harass her.
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Appeals: 1&2-Year Jail Term Handed to 5 Defendants Accused of Burning Tires in Al-Sahla
2018-03-21
The High Appeals Court upheld verdict against 5 appellants accused of assembling, burning tires, and attacking police in southern Al-Sahla. A first instance court had sentenced 2 defendants to 2 years in prison and 3 defendants to 1 year.
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Trial of 10 Defendants in Formation of “Secret Intelligence Agency for Bahraini Revolution” Case Begins
2018-03-20
The Fourth Criminal High Court in Bahrain began the trial of 10 defendants, accused of forming a group called the Secret Intelligence Agency for the Bahraini Revolution, abbreviated with SIA.
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Suspects Accused of Planting Fake Bomb in Jid Ali Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
2018-03-19
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 5 suspects to 3 years in prison over putting fake bomb in Jid Ali and ordered the confiscation of the seized body.
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Appeal Rejected of Defendant Accused of Planting Fake Bomb in Bani Jamra
2018-03-16
The Fifth High Criminal Court of Appeals ruled against an appeal of a defendant sentenced to one year in prison among others over charges of placing a fake bomb in Bani Jamra, and sentenced to one year in prison for possession of explosives in his home.