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One Month Prison Term Handed down to Asian National after Spending 17 Months on Remand!
2018-03-14
The Court of Appeals ruled against deportation penalty of an Asian national, upholding a one-month prison term against him over charges of refusing to provide relief to a victim in a crime of assault leading to permanent disability.
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Trial of 171 Citizens in Diraz Sit-in Case Adjourned until April 2
2018-03-14
Court in Bahrain decided to postpone the case of 171 citizens arrested by the authorities during the peaceful sit-in held outside the home of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 4 Defendants over Putting Fake Bomb on Al-Budai Street
2018-03-14
The fourth high criminal court sentenced 4 defendants to 3 years in prison over manufacturing and putting fake bomb on Al-Budai Street, near Diraz, and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Mohammed Al-Shorouqi and 3 Others Interrogated over Defamation Charges Released
2018-03-14
The Bahraini authorities on Monday (March 12, 2018) released Mohammed Al-Shorouqi and three others, who were accused of defaming people via Twitter.
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Prosecution Demands Maximum Penalty against Opposition Leader, Court Adjourns Hearing until March 22 for Entering Evidence in “Spying for Qatar” Case
2018-03-09
Fourth Criminal Court in Bahrain adjourned the trial of opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman, until March 22 to enable the defense to present their evidence.
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Five-Year and 1-Month Prison Term for Bahraini who Impersonated Police Officer to Commit Crimes
2018-03-09
Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced a defendant (Bahraini citizen) to five years and one month in prison for impersonating a police officer, committing 8 crimes.
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Court Upholds Life Sentences, Citizenship Revocation against Defendants over “Al-Basta Group” Case
2018-03-08
A Bahraini Appeals Court upheld sentences against 10 out of 19 defendants in “Al-Basta Group” case.
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Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence against Salman Isa, Life Sentences against 5 Others over Charge of Killing Pakistani Officer
2018-03-07
The high appeals court in Bahrain upheld on Wednesday (March 7, 2018) the verdict issued by the cassation court regarding the appeals of 6 defendants accused of killing the Pakistani police officer Mahmoud Fareed, and upheld death sentence against Salman Isa and life sentence against 5 others as well as the ruling revoking the citizenships of all convicts.
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Appeal Court Rejects Appeals of 10 Defendants in “Al-Basta Group” Case, Upholds Sentences against them
2018-03-07
Appeal Court Rejects Appeals of 10 Defendants in “Al-Basta Group” Case, Upholds Sentences against them
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6-Month Jail Term Handed down to Defendant Accused of Attacking 2 Policemen, Damaging Vehicle Owned by MoI
2018-03-07
The First High Criminal Court issued 6-month jail term against suspect (27 years), accused of attacking two policemen and damaging a vehicle owned by the Ministry of Interior.
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Court Upholds One-Year Prison Sentence against Defendant over “Attempted Escape from Al-Hidd Police Station”
2018-03-04
Bahrain’s fifth High Court of Appeals upheld a ruling sentencing a defendant to one year in prison for attempting to escape from Al-Hidd police station.
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Appeal Court: 15-Year Prison Term Handed down to Defendant for “Involvement in Bombing in Diraz Targeting Police”
2018-03-02
High Criminal Court of Appeals in Bahrain commuted sentence of defendant convicted of attempting to kill two police officers and two policemen in the Diraz area from life to 15 years prison.
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Administrative Court Rejects Bar Association’s Case against Justice Minister’s Decision Obligating Lawyers to Report on “terrorism Funding and Money Laundering” Suspicion
2018-03-02
High Administrative Court in Bahrain rejected the lawsuit filed by Bahrain Bar Association against decision issued by Bahraini Minister of Justice No. (64) for the year 2017.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 2 Defendants to 7 Years in Prison, Revokes their Citizenships for “Training at Iran Revolutionary Guard Camp”
2018-03-02
The Bahraini Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to 7 years imprisonment, accusing them of traveling to Iran and training in camps belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard”.
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Opposition Leader Case Adjourned until March 8 for Prosecution Pleading
2018-03-02
Bahraini court adjourned on Thursday (March 1, 2018) the trial of opposition leader and Al-Wefaq Secretary-General and two Al-Wefaq leaders until March 8.
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Ali Al-Binali’s Detention Renewed for 10 Days in Fraud Case
2018-03-01
Third Minor Criminal Court decided to renew the pre-trial detention of the unionist, who has close ties with the government, Ali Al-Binali for an additional ten days pending investigation in a fraud case.
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2&3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 5 Suspects Accused of Burning Tires on Budai Street
2018-02-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 3-jail term against a suspect and 2-year jail term against 4 others over charges of arsoning and assembling on Al-Budai Street.
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Appeals Court Upholds Death Penalty against Sayed Ahmad Al-Abbar and Hussein Mahdi over Killing Policeman in Karbabad
2018-02-27
The High Appeals Court upheld death sentences against Hussein Mahdi and Sayed Ahmad Al-Abbar, who are accused of killing policeman Mohammad Nafid through Karbabad blast.
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Appeals: 3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 3 Suspects Accused of Burning Car of Candidate for Municipal Elections in 2014
2018-02-26
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court upheld sentencing 2 appellants to 3 years in prison and third appellant to 3 years and bound them, along with 7 convicts, to pay 4530 BD to the victims whose cars were set to fire, after one of them ran for municipal elections in 2014, after the cassation court overturned the appealed sentence.
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Cassation Court Upholds Death Sentence against Suspect Accused of Blasting Bomb that Killed Fakhriya Muslim
2018-02-26
The Court of Cassation today upheld the appealed sentences in the case of deliberate murder and foreign intelligence connections, the Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution, Advocate General Ahmed Al-Hammadi, said.