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Two Years in Prison for 3 Defendants Accused of Planting Fake Bomb in Shahrakan
2017-02-19
The Fourth High Criminal Court ruled a 2-year prison verdict against 3 defendants, while it acquitted 2 others in a case linked to planting a fake bomb in the Bahraini town of Shahrakan.
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3-Year Prison Verdict against Defendant over Charges of "Illegal" Assembly in Sitra
2017-02-19
The High Criminal Court ruled a 3-year imprisonment verdict against a defendant accused of causing fire and taking part in illegal assembly in Sitra.
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Appeal: 7-Year Prison Verdict against 4 on Charges of Assaulting Policeman in Bilad Al Qadeem
2017-02-19
The Supreme Court of Appeals amended the verdict issued against 4 defendants, from 10 years in prison to 7 years in prison, in a case linked to beating a policeman and igniting fire in tires in Bilad Al Qadeem area.
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Appeals Court: Sentences Reaching 10 Years in Jail against Suspects Accused of Joining Feb. 14 Coalition
2017-02-16
The High Appeals Criminal Court presided over by judge Mohammad Bin Ali Al Khalifa, and Naji Abdullah as Secretariat, issued its sentence in the appeals of 7 defendants over case of “February 14 coalition”. The court handed down 3-year jail term instead of 5 to 5 suspects, upheld 10-year jail term issued against a suspect, rejected the appeal of a suspect.
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Appeals Court: 10-Year Jail Term Handed down to 54 Suspects over Jaw Prison’s Incidents
2017-02-16
Bahrain’s Appeals Court commuted the sentences issued against 54 defendants from 15 years in prison to 10, over the case of causing riots in Jaw Central Prison.
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Court Upholds Life Term Sentences Issued against Appellants over Ma’ameer Blast Case
2017-02-16
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld first-instance verdict sentencing 5 appellants to life prison terms over Ma’ameer blast case.
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Appeals Court: Life Sentences Issued against 3 Suspects and 15-Year Jail Term against Another over Killing Policeman in Sitra
2017-02-15
Bahrain's High Appeals Court upheld life sentences issued against 3 appellants and commuted a life-term sentence issued against another to 15 years in prison, over killing policeman Yasser Khan in the case of blasting a bomb near Wadiyan cemetery that injured 2 other policemen.
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Appeals Court Upholds Stripping Nationalities of 5 Appellants over Importing Arms through Sea
2017-02-13
The High Appeals Court presided by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa and Naji Abdullah as secretariat upheld stripping 5 appellants of their citizenships and a first-instance verdict issued against them. Meanwhile, it commuted a life-sentence against an appellant to 15 years only.
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3-Year Jail Term Issued against Suspects Accused of Assembling in Samaheej
2017-02-13
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced suspects to 3 years in prison over taking part in an assembly and setting fire in Samaheej. Meanwhile, the court rejected the objection of one of the suspects.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Suspects over Acquiring Molotov and Explosives in Sitra
2017-02-12
The High Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against appellants over acquiring Molotov and explosives.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Jail against 2 Defendants over Carrying out Blast in Saar
2017-02-11
The high appeals court upheld a verdict issued by the fourth criminal court sentencing two appellants to 15 years in prison after being convicted of carrying out a blast in Saar and acquiring explosive for terrorist aims.
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Appeals Court: 5-Year Jail term against 3 Defendants Accused of Diraz Blast
2017-02-11
The High Appeals Court rejected the objection of two suspects sentenced to 5 years in prison and upheld 5-year jail term against the third appellant over Diraz blast.
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Court Hands down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month Jail Term, Sets 100 BD Bail to Stop Execution of Sentence
2017-02-10
The third minor criminal court presided over by judge Jaber Al-Jazzar and Hussein Yousif as a secretariat handed down Mulla Hani Besira 6-month jail term over assembling in Diraz.
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Court Upholds Acquitting Suspect of Acquiring Explosives
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld a verdict acquitting a suspect from the charge of acquiring “TNT” explosives and others, for a terrorist aim.
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Court of Cassation Turns down Appeal to Dissolve Ulama Islamic Council
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation turned down on Monday (February 6, 2017) an appeal on verdict to dissolve Ulama Islamic Council; highest Shiite religious authority in Bahrain.
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Al-Shamlawi: Cassation Court Rejects Request to Halt Liquidation of Al-Wefaq
2017-02-06
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected on Monday (February 6, 2017) request to halt liquidation of Al-Wefaq Society, Bahrain’s largest opposition society, according to lawyer Al-Shamlawi.
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15-Year Prison Verdict against 3 Accused of Setting Fire in Khamis Police Station
2017-02-05
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a 15-year imprisonment verdict against 3 defendants in the case of setting fire at Khamis police station.
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Over 8400 Unemployed in Bahrain by the End of 2016
2017-02-03
Minister of Labor and Social Development, Jamil Humaidan, stated that unemployed people in Bahrain reached 8485 until the end of 2016; this is the largest number of unemployment recorded in Bahrain throughout the past 6 six years, according to a local newspaper.
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Court Commutes 7-Year Jail Term against Defendants to 5 Years over Attempted Murder of Policemen in Sitra
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Appeals Court upheld 7-year jail term against a suspect accused of attempting to murder policemen.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspects over Planting Hoax Bomb
2017-02-03
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court commuted a 5-year jail sentence issued against 3 detainees, accused of planting hoax bombs, to 3 years.