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Court Hands down 3-Month Jail Term to Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen
2016-11-27
Bahrain’s minor court handed down on Thursday (November 24, 2016) 3-month jail term to Imam of Al-Kheif mosque Sheikh Isa Al-Moamen over inciting hatred against the regime and set 500 BD as bail to stop the execution of the sentence.
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Appeals Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Detainee over Throwing his Shoes at Judge Al-Dhahrani
2016-11-27
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict sentencing detainee, Ahmad Shaker, to one-year in prison over throwing his shoes at judge Ali Khalifa Al-Dhahrani during his trial.
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Appeal: 5-Year Prison Sentence against Defendant Charged with “Assembly” in Manama
2016-11-27
The Supreme Court of Appeals supported a 5-year prison sentence against an appellant.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence Against Detainee Rida Ghesra
2016-11-26
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a life prison sentence against detainee Rida Ghesra, charged with weapon possession, and using them against the police.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life-Imprisonment Sentence against Suspect over Blowing Up Restroom in Sitra
2016-11-25
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict sentencing a defendant to life-imprisonment over causing an explosion in restroom in petrol station in Sitra and acquiring arms.
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3&10-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspects over Planting 2 Hoax Bombs in Tubli
2016-11-25
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 8 suspects over planting hoax bomb in Tubli and making riots.
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10-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect over Setting Fire to Stores in Sitra
2016-11-25
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 10-year jail term to a suspect (18 years) after convicting him of setting fire to a group
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Former MP Osama Al-Tamimi Sentenced to One Month in Prison
2016-11-25
A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (November 24, 2016) the former MP Osama Al-Tamimi to one month in prison, putting the verdict into force immediately.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life-Imprisonment against 3 Defendants over Detonating Bomb in Al-Shakhoura
2016-11-24
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict sentencing defendants to life-imprisonment over detonating a bomb in Al-Shakhoura that, according to the authorities’ claims, left an injured policeman.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sentences Six to Life in Prison for Attempted Police Bombing
2016-11-24
A Bahraini court has sentenced six people to life in prison for targeting police by planting a bomb near the entrance to the town of Maameer in May last year, the kingdom's public prosecution office said on Wednesday.
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AFP: Six Sentenced to Life for Bahrain Police Murder Plot
2016-11-24
A court in Bahrain sentenced six people today to life in prison after finding them guilty of involvement in a plot to kill police officers with explosives.
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Six Life Sentences against Defendants Charged with Attempting to Bomb Town
2016-11-24
A Bahraini court ruled life imprisonment sentences against 6 Shiite citizens, whom it accused of attempting to bomb the town of Maamir, southeast of Manama.
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Three-Year Prison Verdict against Defendant Accused of Burning Tires in Sitra
2016-11-23
The Fourth High Criminal Court ruled a 3-year imprisonment verdict against a defendant, charging him with “illegal assembly” and burning tires in the town of Sitra.
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Appeals Court Amends Sentence against Prisoner Accused of Damaging Glass Barrier in Jaw Prison
2016-11-23
The High Criminal Court of “Appeals” amended the verdict ruled against a prisoner convicted with damaging the class barrier of the visiting room. The verdict imprisonment years were decreased from 6 months to 3 months.
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Appeals Court Upholds 15-Year Imprisonment, Citizen Revocation Verdict Against Defendant Accused of Shooting at Police in Sitra
2016-11-22
The Supreme Appeals Court upheld a first-degree verdict ruling the imprisonment of a defendant accused of shooting at the police in Sitra.
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Appeal Court Upholds Acquittal of Officer & 4 Policemen of Charges over "Torturing Detainees to Extract Confessions"
2016-11-20
Appeal Court upheld verdict, acquitting police officer and four policemen of charges regarding torture of detainees to extract confessions in a drug-related case.
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Bahraini Appeal Court Upholds Verdict Acquitting 2 Policemen of Beating Detainees
2016-11-17
High Appeal Criminal Court upheld verdict, acquitting two Public Security servicemen of charges of assaulting bodily integrity of detainees.
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Appeals Court Hands down 1-Year Jail Term to Tweeter over Insulting the King
2016-11-16
The second high appeals court commuted the sentence of the e-activist Hamid Al-Khatem, who is accused of inciting hatred against the regime and insulting the king, reducing his 2-year jail term to one year only.
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Court Hands down 3-Year Jail Term to Defendant over Hiding Fugitive
2016-11-16
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to 3 years in prison over hiding a convict.
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Appeals Court Hands down 3-Year Jail Term to Tweeter "Haji Ahmed" over Criticizing War on Yemen
2016-11-12
The High Appeals court amended the First Instance Court's verdict, sentencing the owner of "Haji Ahmed" twitter account to 3 years instead of 5. The authorities accuse Haji Ahmed of "insulting the forces taking part in the decisive storm and spreading false news and rumors that would endanger and intimidate people in war time".