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Appeals: 7&10-Year Jail Term, Citizenship Revocation to 2 Defendants over Joining “Al-Wafa Party”
2017-12-29
The High Appeals Court upheld a verdict issued against defendants accused of joining “Al-Wafa Islamic Party”. The first instance court had sentenced the first suspect to 10 years in prison and the second suspect to 7 years, revoked their citizenships and acquitted the third one of the charges brought against him.
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Life Term Sentence to 10 Defendants, Citizenship Revocation to 11 in “Nuwaidrat Warehouse” Case
2017-12-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court presided over by judge Khalifa Al-Dahrani issued life term sentences against 10 defendants accused in “Nuwaidrat warehouse” case.
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Court Refuses Objection of Inmate, Upholds 3-Year Jail Term against Him over “Attacking Policeman”
2017-12-26
The Fourth High Criminal Court considered the objection of an inmate “32 years”, convicted of attacking policeman and sabotaging the room contents of an officer in “Jaw Prison”, void, for not attending the session. The suspect had been sentenced to 3 years in jail.
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Appeals: 15-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect Accused of Burning Police Patrol in Adhari
2017-12-26
The Sixth High Criminal Court commuted the life term verdict issued against a suspect accused of attempting to murder two policemen and burning their patrol to 15 years in jail.
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Military Court Sentences 6 to Death, 7 Others to 7 Years in Jail over Plotting to Assassinate Marshal Khalifa
2017-12-26
A Bahraini military court sentenced on Monday (December 25, 2017) 6 citizens to death, 15 years in prison and revoked their nationality in a case related to plotting to assassinate Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief field marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The court also sentenced 7 others to seven years in jail and revoked their citizenship. Meanwhile, it acquitted 5 defendants.
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Non-Bahraini Policeman Jailed for Five Years for Smuggling Drugs to Prisoner in Jaw Prison
2017-12-25
The first high criminal court in Bahrain sentenced both a non-Bahraini policeman and another person to five years imprisonment, also fining them 3,000 BD.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Verdict against Hajar Mansour, Her Son Sayed Nizar
2017-12-20
A Bahraini appeals court upheld on Wednesday (December 20, 2017) a verdict sentencing Hajar Mansour (49 years) and her son Sayed Nizar Nehme Al-Wadaei (19 years) to 3 years in prison. The court also sentenced Hajar Mansour’s nephew Mahmoud Marzouq (30 years) to one month in jail and 100 BD fine over a case of “putting hoax bomb in A’ali”.
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Appeal Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Term, Revokes Bahraini Citizenship of ISIS Militant Plotting to Target Interior Ministry Officers
2017-12-13
The High Court of Appeal (December 13, 2017) upheld on Wednesday a 10-year prison term for a member of the ISIS group, also revoking his nationality.
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Court Rejects Objection of Suspect Accused of Assembling in Karana, Upholds 5-Year Jail Verdict against Him
2017-12-09
The High Appeals Court rejected the objection of a convict sentenced to 5 years in prison, over charge of taking part in an assembly in Karana, for not attending the court’s sessions.
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Court Commutes Verdict of Bahraini Woman who Tried to Provide her Detained Bother with Narcotics
2017-12-05
The High Appeals Court commuted one-year jail verdict issued against a Bahraini woman, who tried to leak drugs to her detained brother, to six months only.
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Appeal Court: Six Defendants Sentenced to 3-Year Prison Term over Assembly in Buri
2017-12-04
The Sixth High Court of Appeal in Bahrain sentenced six defendants to three years in prison instead of five years over charges of assembling and burning tires in the Buri area.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Jail Verdict against Suspect Accused of Assembling in Ras Rumman
2017-12-02
The Sixth High Criminal Court upheld a verdict sentencing a suspect accused of assembling to 3 years in prison.
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3&10-Year Jail Verdicts against 4 Defendants Accused of Blasting Gas Cylinder in Sitra
2017-12-01
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 10-year jail verdict against 2 suspects accused of blasting gas cylinder in an Asian car they stole, along with other two, from Sitra village. The court also sentenced their third partner to 3 years in prison because he was under 18 when the incident took place.
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Appeal of Defendant in Feb 14 Coalition Case Rejected, 3-Year Prison Term Upheld
2017-12-01
The High Court of Appeal rejected an appeal of a defendant sentenced to prison in February 14 Coalition Case for not attending the appeal hearing.
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5-Year Jail Term Handed down to 10 Defendants for Hiding Wanted over Political Cases
2017-11-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 5-year jail term against 10 defendants, including an uncle and nephew, over the charge of hiding 5 wanted sentenced to prison terms, one of whom is among those who escaped Jaw prison, and ordered the confiscation of the 5900 BD seized money amount.
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500 BD Fine to Bahraini who Killed 3 in Car Accident
2017-11-28
The Seventh Minor Criminal “Traffic” court issued a 500 BD fine against a Bahraini man who hit three people on Khalifa bin Salman Street near A’ali village and killed them. The court ordered to refer the civilian case to the competent court.
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Appeals Court Upholds 2-Year Jail Verdict against Suspect Accused of Escaping Dry Dock Prison
2017-11-27
The First High Appeals Court upheld 2-year jail term against an appellant who fled from Dry Dock Prison.
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3-Year Jail Term to Defendant for Hiding Two Wanted Individuals over Political Cases
2017-11-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 39-year-old defendant to 3 years in prison, after convicting him of hiding two people wanted by the authorities, in politically-motivated cases, in his house in Al-Ekr for two weeks.
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Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman Refuses to Attend Trial, Case over “Spying for Qatar” Adjourned until Nov. 27
2017-11-27
A Bahraini court held on Monday (November 27, 2017) the first trial session of opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and Al-Wefaq two leaders, Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Al-Aswad, over charge of “spying for Qatar”. The court adjourned the case until November 29 to inform the defendants.
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Appeals of 22 Defendants Rejected, Verdicts Reaching Life Imprisoned and Stripping of Nationality Sentences Upheld
2017-11-24
The High Appeals Court upheld penalties issued against 22 suspects in a politically motivated case, in which the government accuse them, along with others, of establishing “terrorist group”.