Bahrain Mirror: The High Criminal Appeals Court commuted the 3-year jail sentence of two brothers who attacked two policemen to 2 years only. The two policemen had came to arrest one of the bothers who is sentenced to 5 years in jail over robbery case.

The first-instance court had sentenced the second appellant (wanted) "37 years" and the first appellant "25 years" to 3 years in jail and acquitted the first one of slander charge.

The court was reassured that the two appellants attacked on 23/9/2014 the bodily integrity of the corporal (first victim) for being one of the public forced members, and for and while performing his job, causing him the injuries mentioned in the medical report, noting that the injuries didn't hinder him from performing his personal job for more than 20 days.

The second appellant attacked the bodily integrity of the corporal (second victim) for being one of the public forced members, and for and while performing his job, causing him the injuries mentioned in the medical report, noting that the injuries didn't hinder him from performing his personal job for more than 20 days.

The first suspect used power and violence with the first victim to hinder him from performing his job; i.e. arresting the second appellant. He also insulted the two public officers while and for performing their jobs.

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