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Life Term Handed down to 8 Arrested within Group of 32 Accused of "Forming Terrorist Group"
2019-12-11
The First High Criminal Court issued its rulings in case of forming a terrorist group affiliated with (14 February Coalition and Al-Wafa Islamic Party) and joining it.
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Court Upholds 2-Year Jail Term against 2 Defendants Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in Hamad Town
2019-12-11
The First High Appeals Criminal Court rejected the appeals of two youths accused of putting a fake bomb in Hamad Town.
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Cassation Court Issues Prison Terms Ranging between 2 and 3 Years in Case of Smuggling Wanted to Iran through Sea
2019-12-10
The Cassation Court upheld prison terms ranging between 2 and 5 years against 5 suspects accused of smuggling wanted in political case.
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Court Hands Down 3-Year Prison Term in Absentia to Defendant Accused of Forging Bachelor's Degree from France
2019-12-10
A Bahraini court sentenced a defendant in absentia to 3 years in prison for falsifying a higher academic degree and ordered the confiscation of the forged document.
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Acquittal Verdict of 3 Accused of Transferring Funds for "Terrorist Activity" Upheld
2019-12-10
The First High Criminal Appeals Court issued its sentence in the presence of the first and second appellants and issued its ruling against the third one in absentia, accepted the appeals in form and substance and upheld the appealed sentence.
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Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Assembling, Burning Tires in Al-Ma'amir
2019-12-10
The First High Appeals Court upheld a 10-year jail term against a suspect accused of assembling and burning ties in Al-Ma'amir after his objection was rejected.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Burning Couch in Protest against Execution of Martyrs Al-Malali and Al-Arab
2019-11-29
The High Criminal Court sentenced two suspects, in presence, to 3 years in jail over charge of burning a couch in Al-Ma'amir.
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Appeals Court Adjourns Ruling in Case of Death Convicts Hussein Mousa & Mohammad Ramadan until Dec. 25
2019-11-28
The First High Criminal Court adjourned the ruling in case of death convicts Hussein Mousa and Mohammad Ramadan until December 25.
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Court Issues Life Sentence against 5 Defendants, 5-Year Jail Term against Sixth in Political Case
2019-11-28
The First High Criminal Court issued life sentence against 5 defendants and 5-year jail term against the sixth one in a political case.
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One Year in Jail with Suspension of Verdict for Employee in Traffic Directorate
2019-11-27
The High Appeals Couurt upheld the imprisonment of an employee in the General Directorate of Traffic who seized money in his capacity as supervisor of the Vehicle Licensing Department. The court accepted the appeals in form, rejected it in substance and upheld the appealed verdict.
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Trial of Bahraini who Forged Passport of His Handicapped Brother to Leave Country Commences
2019-11-27
A citizen wanted over cheques without balance cases made use of expiry of passport and ID of his handicapped brother, renewed them and put his own photo on them using the government's website. He used them for 3 years before he was arrested at the airport coming from a gulf states.
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One-Year Prison Term Handed down to 2 Defendants Accused of Setting fire to Parliamentary Candidate Tent during 2018 Elections in Damistan
2019-11-26
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court commuted a verdict against two defendants, accused of setting fire to a parliamentary candidate tent during 2018 elections in Damistan, from 5 to 1 year in prison and replaced their sentence by working in the service of community with their consent.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Joining Popular Resistance Brigades
2019-11-26
The Appeals Court upheld a 3-year prison term against a defendant accused of joining the Popular Resistance Brigades (Saraya Al-Muqawama Al-Shabiya) and receiving military training in Iraq.
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Court Abolishes Citizenship Revocation Sentence, Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against 2 Defendants over Assembling in Al-Ekr
2019-11-26
The First High Criminal Court upheld a 10-year jail term against two defendants who took part, along with others, in an assembly in Al-Ekr and abolished citizenship revocation sentence against them.
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Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term, Life Sentence against Defendants in Bahraini Hezbollah Case
2019-11-23
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 10-year jail term and 100,000 BD fine against a defendant in "Bahraini Hezbollah" case and a life imprisonment and 100,000 BD against another defendant.
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Court Issues 10-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Assembling in Hamad Town
2019-11-22
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court sentenced a defendant to 10 years in jail over assembly case in Hamad Town.
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Ruling against Former MP Osama Al-Tamimi in Forgery Case to be Issued on Nov. 27
2019-11-21
Human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh said that a Bahraini court set 27/11/2019 as a date to issue its ruling in the case against former MP Osama Al-Tamimi.
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10-Year Jail Term Handed down to Two Defendants Accused of Joining Feb. 14 Coalition
2019-11-21
The First High Criminal Court issued 10-year jail term against two youths, fined the first defendant 100,000 BD and the second 500 BD over taking part in February 14 coalition acts and printing banners and photos for the coalition.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against 2 Defendants in Political Case
2019-11-15
The First High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a 3-year jail verdict against 2 out of 5 suspects over trafficking the first appellant, who is wanted since 4 years in a political case, through land outside the country using his brother's identity card.
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Dr. Sharifa Siwar Sentenced to One Year in Jail, Fined 200 BD after Speaking about Drugs in Schools
2019-11-15
The Minor Criminal Court sentenced Dr. Sharifa Siwar to one year in jail, fined her 200 BD and set 500 BD as bail to suspend the execution until appealing the verdict.