Bahrain Mirror: The ninth minor criminal court commenced the trial of Taiba Ismail over charge of insulting the king and adjourned the case until August 30 for pleading.

Ismail confessed the charges attributed to her and asked for forgiveness. Meanwhile, lawyer Shaima'a Al-Mosawi attended with Ismail and asked for time for pleading and a copy of the lawsuit documents.

Al-Mosawi reiterated her request to release Ismail for she has spent 57 days in detention, besides being a wife and mother of children who are under 2 years. Taiba also supports her widow mother.

Authorities claim that they received a notice from the directorate of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic stating that "a Twitter user insulted the king and posted malicious tweets that undermine Bahrain's security and stability.

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