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7-Year Jail Term Handed down to 4 Suspects Accused of Kidnapping and Torturing Youth in Dar Kulaib, Claiming He is Informant
2018-06-30
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 4 individuals to 7 years in jail over charge of kidnapping a Bahraini and torturing him in a farm in Dar Kulaib, forcing him to confess in front of a video camera that he is an informant and sending the video to people outside Bahrain.
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Appeals Court Adjourns Trial of Shiite Cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma until Sept. 24 for Pleading
2018-06-28
Bahrain’s Appeals Court adjourned looking into the case of Shiite cleric Sheikh Ali Rahma and set September 24 as a date for pleading.
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Appeal Court: 12 Defendants Sentenced from 3 Years Up to life imprisonment for Detonating Bomb in Diraz
2018-06-27
The first Bahraini High Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence against three appellants, as well as upholding a five-year prison sentence of another, all convicted in the case involving a bomb blast and attempted murder of police in Al-Diraz in 2014.
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Bahraini Acquitted of Involvement in Gas Cylinder Explosion in Samaheej
2018-06-27
The fourth high criminal court in Bahrain acquitted a 23-year-old accused of involvement in a gas cylinder bombing on the highway, endangering people's lives.
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Trial of Diraz Raid Detainees Adjourned until September 27
2018-06-26
The First High Criminal Court in Bahrain decided to postpone the case of 171 citizens arrested by the authorities during dispersing the peaceful sit-in held outside the home of the spiritual leader of the Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Court Issues 5-Year Jail Term against 2 Suspects, 10-Year Jail Term against Third, Revokes their Citizenships over Joining February 14 Coalition
2018-06-26
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a suspect to ten years in jail and two others to five years and ruled to fine each one BD 100,000 and revoke their Bahraini citizenship after finding them guilty of joining February 14 Coalition.
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Court Upholds 1&3-Year Jail Terms against 2 Brothers over Charge of Putting Fake Bomb in Tubli
2018-06-26
The First High Appeals Court upheld 1-year jail term against a citizen and 3-year jail term against his brother with the execution of sentence over charge of manufacturing locally made bomb and putting it in the services street in Tubli, and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Binds University to Pay 47000 BD for 4 Gulf National Students
2018-06-24
The High Administrative Court bound one of the private universities to pay 47000 BD for 4 Gulf national students, because the university didn’t graduate them after passing the courses they registered in, due to a university administrative error.
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Court Sentences Suspect to 3-Year Jail Term, 8 Others to 1-Year Jail Term over Burning Ties in Diraz
2018-06-24
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 3-year jail term to a suspect and 1-year jail term to 8 others accused of burning tires in Diraz.
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Suspect Receives 3-Year Jail Term over Manufacturing Fake Bomb in Jid Ali
2018-06-21
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued a 3-year jail term against a Bahraini accused of manufacturing a fake bomb with the help of his juvenile brother and putting it on public street in Jid Ali, and ordered the confiscation of the seized fake body.
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Court Hands down 5-Year Jail Term to 5 Suspects and 1-Year Jail Term to Sixth over Case of Blasting Gas Cylinder and Burning Tires in A’ali
2018-06-21
The Fourth High Criminal law convicted 6 Bahrainis of blasting a gas cylinder and burning tires at Amphora Roundabout in A’ali. The court sentenced 5 suspects to 5 years in jail and sentenced the sixth one to one year in jail because he is under 18 years. It also added one-month jail term and 50 BD fine to the fourth suspect over acquiring a brass knuckles and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Assembling in Al-Ekr
2018-06-21
The High Appeals Court upheld a 7-year jail verdict against an appellant who participated in an assembly, attacked policemen and set fire to a generator affiliated with the police in Al-Ekr.
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Appeals: 1&2-Year Jail Term Handed down to 2 Suspects over Assembling, Beating Policeman
2018-06-19
The High Appeals Criminal Court commuted a verdict issued against suspect, accused of taking part in an assembly and attacking a policeman while attempting to arrest him [suspect] from the assembly place, from 3 years in prison to 2 years, and upheld a one-year jail term against another suspect over assembly charge.
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Appeal Court: 10-Year Term Handed down to Defendant for Burning MP’s Vehicle in Ma'ameer
2018-06-19
The High Court of Appeal rejected a Bahraini’s objection, who was convicted of burning the car of an MP in the Ma’ameer area along with three others.
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7-Year Jail Term Issued against 3 Suspects Accused of Blasting Gas Cylinder in Damistan
2018-06-18
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 7-year jail term against 3 suspects accused of blasting a gas cylinder, setting fire to tires in Damitsan and damaging a private car that was near the blast place. The court also ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Court Issues Sentences Ranging between 3 and 7 Years in Prison against 9 Suspects Accused of Attacking Police Patrol in Diraz
2018-06-13
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 9 protestors to prison terms ranging between 3 and 9 years over attacking police patrol in Diraz using Molotov cocktails.
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Appeals Court Issues 3-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Escaping Dry Dock Prison and Other Suspect Who Hid him
2018-06-13
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against an appellant convicted of hiding a suspect who escaped Dry Dock Prison, noting that the fugitive is sentenced to prison terms that reach 49 years over political cases. His total prison terms increased to 52 years in jail.
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Prosecution Arrests Driver Accused of Performing Stunts in One of Isa Town Schools’ Parking, Refers him to Trial
2018-06-13
Traffic Prosecution Chief Attorney Hussein Al-Buali announced that the traffic prosecution started investigation in the case of a video that went viral on social media outlets on June 10, 2018, showing the suspect performing stunts in his car in one of Isa Town schools’ parking . The suspect was arrested and investigated. He admitted the charge brought against him, i.e. performing stunts in his car, which would put lives and money to danger, and not holding a driving licence.
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Egyptian Series Shows Photos of Bahraini Activists Describing them as Terrorists Arrested in Cairo
2018-06-13
A scene in one the Egyptian series included photos for Bahraini activists being described as Egyptian terrorist members who were arrested in an apartment in a region, located on the west of Egypt, on October 6.
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Bahraini Detainee’s Parents Looking to Sue Egyptian Production Company Showed Son’s Photo as “Terrorist”
2018-06-13
Bahraini family of detained Bahraini activist said they discussed with lawyers suing a company that aired a scene that included their son's picture captioned as a terrorist.