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Five-Year Prison Terms Handed Down to 5 Suspects over Burning Tires
2016-01-06
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Third High Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Ibrahim Al-Zayed with the membership of judges Wajih Al-Shaer and Ibrahim Al-Jafen and Yusuf Bou Hardan as secretariat, sentenced five suspects to 5 years in prison and ordered confiscating seized items.
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Prosecution Summons Al-Musawi, Kadhem & Al-Salman for Participating in Al Wefaq’s Symposium
2016-01-06
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution summoned on Tuesday (January 5, 2016) the Secretary-General of Wa’ad Society Radhi Al-Musawi, head of Al-Wefaq’s Shura Sayed Jameel Kadhem, and the Chairman of the Religious Freedom Committee in Bahrain Observatory Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman for interrogation on Wednesday.
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Life Imprisonment Handed Down to Suspect & 3 Years to Another over "Attempted Murder of 2 Policemen"
2015-12-29
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced to life imprisonment a suspect accused of attempted murder of two policemen. The court also sentenced a second suspect to three years in prison for knowing that a terrorist crime was about to be committed without reporting it to the authorities.
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Al-Shamlawi: Prosecution Releases 4 ISIS Suspects for Not Confessing
2015-12-25
Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi said that the Bahraini Terrorist Crime Prosecution released “4 suspects of forming a terrorist group and attempting to blow up mosque;” i.e. the ISIS cell case which a Bahraini court opened in its trial on Tuesday (December 22, 2015).
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Trial of Bahrain ISIS Cell which Plotted to Blow Up A'ali Mosque Adjourned
2015-12-24
Bahrain Mirror: The first hearing of the Bahrain ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria) cell case trial revealed that the main suspect in the cell is the ISIS theorist and preacher, Turki Al-Binali. The hearing further unveiled that the cell was plotting to target Shia citizens, who represent the country's majority, by a bomb blast at the Grand A'ali Mosque.
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Five Protesters Sentenced to Life in Prison over Manufacturing Explosives
2015-12-23
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced on Monday (December 21, 2015) 5 protesters to life imprisonment after the Bahraini Interior Ministry accused them of manufacturing, possessing and using explosives, as well as attempting to detonate a bombing.
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Milad's Appeal Adjourned until Jan. 31 with Continuous Detention
2015-12-23
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Court of Appeals postponed the trial of opposition figure and member of Al-Wefaq's General Secretariat Majeed Milad until January 31, 2016 with continuous detention.
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26 Accused of Burning Police Patrol in Diraz Sentenced to 3-10 Years in Prison
2015-12-22
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 26 defendants to prison terms between 3 and 10 years, also fining them 2,660 Bahraini dinars each, over charges of participating in assembly, burning patrol vehicle and assaulting police in Al-Diraz.
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Authorities Jail Bahraini for 10 Years over Charges of Assault on Police in Sitra
2015-12-19
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ali Al-Dhahrani, sentenced a Bahraini to 10 years in prison over charges of firearm possession and holding assembly in Sitra.
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Public Prosecution Releases Haj Majeed “Somoud” & Martyr Sayyed Hashem’s Father
2015-12-19
Bahrain Mirror: Activists on social media outlets said that the Bahraini Public Prosecution decided to release Sayyed Saeed Isa Hussein, Martyr Sayyed Hashem’s father, and Haj Majeed after they were arrested on Wednesday.
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Opposition Figure Ebrahim Sharif's Trial Adjourned until Jan. 10 with Continued Detention
2015-12-17
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court adjourned the trial of the prominent opposition figure and Secretary-General of the National Democratic Society (Wa'ad), Ebrahim Sharif, until January 10, 2016 for pleading with the continued detention of Sharif.
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Bahrain’s Prosecution Reiterates Demand to Issue Maximum Penalty against Opposition Leader
2015-12-16
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution, in its plea presented before the court on Monday (December 14, 2015), reiterated all the charges brought against the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Public Prosecution Refers 24 Suspects Including Sheikh Hassan Isa to Court over Sitra Bombing Case
2015-12-12
Bahrain Mirror: The Terror Crime Prosecution's Attorney-General Ahmad Al-Hammadi said that "the public prosecution concluded the investigations into the case of the terrorist cell that committed a police bus bombing in Sitra and referred 24 suspects, including Sheikh Hassan Isa, t court.”
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SIU Studies Possibility to Appeal Against Acquittal of 5 Policemen over Torture Case
2015-12-11
Bahrain Mirror:Member of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza', said that the unit is currently studying the grounds of that verdict and if there is a possibility of appealing against it.
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Bahraini Court Sentences Policeman to 2 Years in Prison over Assault on Detainee
2015-12-10
Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza’, stated that the Ninth Minor Criminal Court sentenced a policeman to two years in prison over charges of violating the bodily integrity of another person.
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Bahraini Court Acquits 5 Policemen of Torture Charges
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court acquitted on Monday (December 7, 2015) five policemen of charges of torturing detainees to extract false confessions.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison & Another to 3 over Assembly in Al-Naim
2015-12-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects over charges of joining assembly and starting fire in Al-Naim area to 5 years in prison while sentencing another to 3 years and acquitting another suspect of the charges due to lack of evidence.
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Trial of Suspect Accused of Insulting via Twitter Bahraini Forces over Yemen War Begins
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court looked into a case of a suspect accused of intentionally spreading rumors during wartime and inciting hatred against a sect.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Loses Right to “Appeal”..Court Upholds 1 Year & 4-Month Prison Term
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Second High Criminal Court adjudicated that the human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja has lost her right to appeal, since she did not attend the trial hearings.
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Four Suspects Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison over Sitra Hoax Bomb
2015-12-05
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced 4 suspects to 3 years in prison over planting a hoax bomb in Bahrain’s island of Sitra.