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Court Sentences “Sankimah” to 2 & Half Years in Prison over Insulting Former MP
2017-04-05
The second minor criminal sentenced actor Mansour Sankimah, known as “Sankimah” to two and half years in prison with 50 BD fine over insulting former MP on social media outlets. The court also set 1000 BD as a bail to stop the execution of sentence.
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U.S. Top Court to Weigh Jordan-Based Bank's Liability for Militant Attacks
2017-04-05
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider reviving litigation seeking to hold Arab Bank Plc financially liable for militant attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories that accused the Jordan-based bank of being the "paymaster" to militant groups.
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One-Year Jail Term Handed down to Life-Term Convict over Beating and Insulting Policeman
2017-04-04
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court issued one-year jail term against a defendant (27 years) over beating policeman, damaging his uniform by cutting one of his buttons and insulting him.
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One-Year Jail Term Handed down to Defendant for Hiding Wanted over Political Cases
2017-04-03
The Fifth High Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to one year in prison for hiding wanted citizens over politically motivated cases. The court convicted the defendant because he, in person, hid the wanted despite knowing that arrest orders and jail terms are issued against them.
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Court Issues 3-Year Jail Term against Defendant over Putting Hoax Bomb on Public Street
2017-04-03
The Fifth High Criminal Court handed down 3-year jail term to a defendant over putting a hoax a bomb and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-5 Prison Terms over "Hoax Bomb in Saar"
2017-04-01
Bahraini High Appeals Court upheld a 5-year prison term against an appellant and 3-year prison term against three others over charges of planting hoax bomb, setting fire to tires and assaulting policemen in the Saar area.
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Appeals Court Upholds 1-5 Year Prison Terms Handed down to 3 Defendants over Burning Garbage Container in Tubli
2017-04-01
Bahraini High Appeals Court upheld a five-year prison sentence issued against an appellant and a one-year term against two others over charges of blocking road and setting fire to a garbage container in Tubli.
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Appeals Court to Hold 1st Hearing in Al-Wefaq Official Sheikh Hassan Isa’s Case on April 10
2017-04-01
Defense panel of Sheikh Hassan Isa, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, filed an appeal challenging the verdict convicting Sheikh Hassan Isa and others of funding a terrorist group.
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3-Year Jail Term instead of 10 Handed down to Adel Flaifel over Possession of Arms & Ammunitions
2017-03-31
The Supreme Court of Appeals presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa and Naji Abdullah as secretariat commuted the 10-year jail term issued against former Interior Ministry colonel Adel Flaifel to 3 years and commuted the 3-year jail term issued against 6 others to one year only. It is to mention that Flaifel is sentenced over possession of arms and ammunitions without a licence from the ministry of interior.
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Bahrain Court Hands down 10-15 Year Prison Terms to Three defendants, Strips them of Nationality in Politically Motivated Case
2017-03-31
Bahrain’s fourth high criminal court sentenced one defendant to 15 years in prison and two others to 10 years, also revoking all the defendants’ Bahraini nationalities in a politically motivated case.
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Appeal: 5&17-Year Jail Term Handed down to Defendants, 12 Stripped of Citizenships over Forming “Saraya Al-Ashtar” Group
2017-03-30
The Supreme Court of Appeals commuted the life-term sentences of 7 appellants to 15 years only and commuted the 10-year jail of others to 7 years over “Saraya Al-Ashtar” case. The court, however, upheld revocation of the defendants’ nationalities and the fines imposed on them.
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AFP: Bahrain Sentences Two To Death For Police Bombing
2017-03-30
A Bahraini court sentenced two people to death on Wednesday over a deadly bomb attack on a police patrol in 2015, a judicial source said.
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2&5-Year Jail Term Handed down to 3 Defendants over Planting Hoax Bomb in Bilad Al-Qadeem
2017-03-29
The Fourth High Criminal court sentenced a suspect to 2 years in prison and 2 others to 5 years over putting hoax bomb in Bilad Al-Qadeem and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Detention of Policeman Accused of Human Trafficking Renewed
2017-03-29
Bahrain’s Third High Criminal Court renewed the detention of a policemen for 15 days over case of human trafficking in Colombian girls.
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Al-Wefaq Leader Sheikh Hassan Isa Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
2017-03-29
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday (March 29, 2017) Al-Wefaq prominent leader and former MP Sheikh Hassan Isa to 10 years in prison.
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Appeal: 7-Year Imprisonment over Charges linked to Planting Fake Bomb in Jidhafs
2017-03-28
The Sixth Supreme Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a verdict sentencing a defendant to 7 years in prison, for planting 4 bomb-like objects in the city of Jidhafs.
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Appeal Court Upholds 2 & 3 Year Prison Verdicts over Molotov Possession
2017-03-28
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a First Instance Court verdict ruling a 3-year prison verdict against 3, and 2 years against 2 others.
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3 to 7 Years Prison Verdicts against 5 Defendants for Burning Tires, Planting Fake Bombs in Buri
2017-03-28
The Fourth High Criminal Court ruled the imprisonment of 3 defendants to 7 years in prison, and 2 others to 3 years in prison, in case linked to planting fake bombs in the town of Buri.
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Appeals Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Verdict against Former Minister for Issuing Cheques without Balance
2017-03-28
The Third Supreme Court of Appeal overruled the appeal against a 3-year imprisonment verdict ruled against a former minister for issuing two cheques without balance to a business from the Gulf. The sum of both cheques is 310 thousands Dinars.
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Court Sentences 7 Suspects to 7 Years in Prison over Attacking Armored Vehicle Affiliated to MoI in Shakhoura
2017-03-27
: The fourth high criminal court sentenced 7 suspects to 7 years in prison and acquitted 3 others in a case linked to attacking a police armored vehicle in Shakoura and injuring a security man.