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Bahraini Woman Spends Whole Day in Police Station Due to Error in Phone Bill, Court Bounds Telecommunication Company to Pay her 200 BD as Compensation
2018-04-28
A Bahraini court bound a telecommunication company to pay 200 BD as moral and material compensation for a Bahraini woman who was arrested for a whole day and released on a bail after seizing her bank accounts and her car, claiming she was in debt for a bill she had already paid for the company.
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Appeals Court Commutes Sentence against 8 Defendants Accused of Joining ISIS, Upholds Stripping them of Nationalities
2018-04-24
The High Appeals Criminal Court commuted on Tuesday (April 24, 2018) the 15-year jail term issued by first-instance court against 8 appellants out of 24 convicted on joining ISIS to 10 years.
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Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term and Deportation of Pakistani who Counterfeited Gold Stamps
2018-04-23
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a 5-year jail term given to a Pakistani national for selling fake gold to shops. The first-instance court had sentenced him to 7 years in jail and ordered to deport him.
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Life Sentence Handed down to 10 Bahrainis, 24 Stripped of their Citizenships over Charges of “Forming Terrorist Group”
2018-04-20
High Criminal Court convicted 24 defendants of forming a "terrorist group", receiving training in Iran and Iraq and attempted murder of policemen by bombings in Bahrain.
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Court Refuses to Release Detainee Zeinab Maki, Postpones her Case until May 23
2018-04-20
A Bahraini court postponed on Thursday (April 19, 2018) the case of detainee Zeinab Maki until May 23, with her continued detention.
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Court Sentences Former MP Ali Al-Asheeri to 6 Months in Jail over Assembly Charge, Sets 500BD Bail to Stop Execution of Sentence
2018-04-20
A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (April 18, 2018) former Al-Wefaq MP Ali Rasheed Al-Asheeri to 6 months in jail over assembly charge.
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7 Defendants Sentenced to 2 Years in Jail over Attacking Armored Vehicle in Sitra using Molotov
2018-04-20
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 7 suspected to 2 years in prison over hurling Molotov cocktails against a security armored vehicle in Sitra and causing injuries to a policeman. The court reduced the sentence of the suspects for being under 18 years old when committing the crime.
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Court Postpones Zulfiqar Brigades Case until May 15 to Issue its Verdict
2018-04-19
The Fourth High Criminal Court postponed looking into the case of 138 defendants accused of establishing and joining the "Zulfiqar Brigades", until May 15 to issue its verdict.
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Seven Suspects Referred to Trial over Buri Pipeline Blast
2018-04-19
General Advocate Ahmed Al-Hammadi said that the prosecution concluded its investigations in Buri pipeline blast that took place on November 10, 2017 and referred 7 suspects to trial. The Fourth High Criminal Court will consider the case on May 10, 2018.
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Trial of Board of Directors Member in Telecommunication Company who Embezzled 20 Million BD Adjourned
2018-04-17
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court adjourned the case of a Bahraini businessman and his partner over the charge of money laundering until May 7, to summon the 4th witness and re-summon the 7th one, with the continued detention of the first suspect.
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Traffic Prosecution Arrests Man for not Holding Driving License, Performing Stunts near Pedestrians
2018-04-17
Traffic Prosecution Chief Attorney Hassan Al-Buali said that the prosecution initiated its investigations into the video, which appeared online yesterday (April 16, 2018) and showed a man dangerously performing the stunts near pedestrians and private properties.
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Court Issues 5&3-Year Jail Term against 4 Suspects over Case of Blasting Gas Cylinder in Sitra
2018-04-17
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 3 Bahrainis and 3-year jail term to a fourth one, after accusing them of attempting to cause a blast in Sitra using a gas cylinder.
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Trial of Brothers, One of Whom in Iran, over Charge of Joining Saraya Al-Ashtar Commences
2018-04-17
The Supreme Court started yesterday looking into the case of 2 Bahraini brothers, one of whom in Iran, accused of joining “Saraya Al-Ashtar” and attempting to murder a policeman. The court adjourned the case until May 8 for pleading.
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Appeals Court Adjourns Trial of Defendants Accused of training in Iranian Revolutionary Guard Camps until May 6
2018-04-14
Bahraini High Court of Appeals decided to adjourn the case of two defendants accused of receiving training on manufacture of weapons and explosives in Iranian Revolutionary Guard camps until May 6.
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Prosecution Refers 18 to Trial for Joining “Saraya Al-Mukhtar” Brigade and Smuggling Wanted Persons
2018-04-14
Head of terrorist crimes prosecution office, Attorney-General Ahmad Al-Hammadi, said investigations have been concluded into case involving formation of a “terrorist group”.
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Gulf National Receives One-Year Jail Term over Charge of Insulting Judge, Attacking Policeman
2018-04-13
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a Gulf national businessman (45 years) to one year in jail over insulting a judge and attacking a policeman.
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Court Upholds 1-Year Jail Term against Former Minister over Issuing Cheque without Balance
2018-04-12
The Second High Criminal Court upheld one-year jail term against a former minister over charge of issuing a cheque of value of 15 thousand BD without balance to the Ministry of justice, in return of execution file worth of 229 thousand BD.
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One-Year Jail Term Issued against Two Asian Women over “Attacking” Police in Samaheej Police Center
2018-04-12
The First High Criminal Court sentenced two Asian women (20 and 25 years) to one-year imprisonment and ordered to deport them, once they complete their jail term, for attacking the bodily integrity of a member from security forces during performing her job.
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3-Year Jail Term Issued against Suspect over “Offending Security Forces”, Burning Ties in Jid Ali
2018-04-12
The First High Criminal Court accepted the objection of a Bahraini youth (18 years) and commuted his 5-year jail term, over charge of rioting, burning tires on public street and offending security forces, to 3 years.
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Motorcyclist Referred to Prosecution for Stunt Driving on Muharraq Highway
2018-04-12
The General Directorate of Traffic referred a motorcyclist to the Public Prosecutor for stunt-driving on a Muharraq highway.