Bahraini Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Sentence against Shiite Cleric for "Insulting King" & "Inciting Hatred"
2016-03-09 - 6:40 ص
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court of Appeals, presided over by judge Ibrahim Al-Zayed with the membership of judges Wajih Al-Shaer and Ayman Mahran and Youssef Bou Hardan as secretariat, upheld a first degree verdict sentencing a Shiite cleric, Sayyed Kamel Al-Hashemi, to three years in prison, over charges of insulting the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and inciting hatred against a [religious] sect, in a Friday sermon he had delivered in the Barbar Mosque and a speech at the Buni Jamra Ma'tam.
The Bahrain Public Prosecution accused Al-Hashemi of promoting hatred against a certain sect of people, disturbing public peace and also publically insulting the king. The court ruled to imprison him for one year over first charge and two years over second.
- 2024-07-10Bahraini Authorities Summon Head of Sanabis Ma'tam, Threaten "Actions" Due to Mourners' Chants Against Israeli Occupation
- 2024-07-10Political Prisoner Mohammad Al-Raml's Family Say He's Vomiting Blood Due to Poor Conditions, Fear for His Life
- 2024-07-09Ali Al-Majed Arrested After His Return to Bahrain
- 2024-07-08Yusuf Al-Muhafdha: Convicted Returnees to Bahrain Have the Right to a Lawyer, Retrial, and Legal Guarantees
- 2024-07-08Reciter Mahdi Sahwan: Head of Manama Police Informed Me of Ban on Reciters Traveling to Commemorate Ashura