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Appeal Upholds Up to Life Sentences against 11 Defendants Accused of Karana Blast
2017-05-30
The Sixth Supreme Criminal Court of Appeal upheld verdicts against 11 appellants.
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Court Rules Termination of Martyr Rida Al-Ghasra’s Lawsuit, 3-Year Prison for Another in Fake Bomb Case
2017-05-25
The fourth High Criminal Court ruled a 3-year prison verdict against a defendant, and the termination of the criminal lawsuit against a second defendant due to his death (Martyr Rida Al-Ghasra).
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Appeal: 3 Years of Prison for Abdullah Al-Binali for Attempting to Flee Bahrain with Friend’s Passport
2017-05-25
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of Abdullah al-Binali (26-year-old) who is wanted for security reasons, for joining the terrorist ISIS affiliation.
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1-Month Prison Verdict Upheld in Case Linked to Insulting Police in Dry Dock Prison
2017-05-18
The Second High Criminal Court ruled in absentia against an appeal, waiving the right for appeal due to the absence of the appellant.
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Appeal Acquits 3 Defendants of Karzakan Assembly Charges based on Confessions Under Duress
2017-05-12
The Third Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a first instance court verdict against two appellants, acquitting them of charges of assembly and endangering means of transportation in Karzakan.
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Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentences against 4 in Case Linked to Police Chase
2017-05-09
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld imprisonment verdicts against 4 defendants convicted with resisting policemen, possessing weapons and firing at the police during their arrest, in a chase at the Marina Club, toward the Maared street.
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“Zulfiqar Brigades” Case Postponed until May 16 to Listen to Prosecution Witnesses
2017-04-20
The High Criminal Court postponed looking into the case of 138 defendants accused of establishing and joining the “Zulfiqar Brigades”.
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Cassation Court Annuls Appeal Verdict Ruling NIHR Evacuates Headquarters
2017-04-13
The Court of Cassation accepted yesterday the appeal formally submitted by the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) concerning a ruling ordering it to evacuate its headquarters.
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1-Month Prison Verdict Upheld against Former MP Osama Al-Tamimi
2017-04-13
The Third High Criminal Court said the appeal of former MP Osama al-Tamimi against the charges accusing him of insulting a security officer during the 2014 elections, is not considered, as he wasn’t present in court.
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5-Year Prison Verdict Upheld against Defendant over Assembly Charges
2017-04-13
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a first instance court 5-year prison verdict against an appellant in a case linked to burning tires, illegal assembly, and endangering public property
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence in Case linked to Shakhura Bomb
2017-04-13
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a life sentence against a defendant involved in planting and detonating a bomb.
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Appeals Court Annuls 5-Year Prison Verdict, Acquits Defendant from Assembly Charges
2017-04-07
The Supreme Court of Appeals ruled in absentia the annulment of appealed 5-year prison verdict, and acquitted the defendant from charges addressed against him.
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Opposition Leader Undermines Court Decision to Reduce his Prison Sentence
2017-04-04
Commenting on the Court of Cassation’s decision to reduce his prison sentence from 9 years to 4 years, the Secretary General of al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, undermined this step.
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3-Year Imprisonment for Martyr Ali al-Sheikh’s Father, 3 Other Defendants
2017-04-04
The Bahraini authorities arrested Monday (April 3, 2017) Jawad al-Sheikh, the father of martyr Ali al-Sheikh, in court after the Court of Appeals upheld a 3-year prison verdict against him.
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Appeal: 7-Year Imprisonment over Charges linked to Planting Fake Bomb in Jidhafs
2017-03-28
The Sixth Supreme Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a verdict sentencing a defendant to 7 years in prison, for planting 4 bomb-like objects in the city of Jidhafs.
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Appeal Court Upholds 2 & 3 Year Prison Verdicts over Molotov Possession
2017-03-28
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a First Instance Court verdict ruling a 3-year prison verdict against 3, and 2 years against 2 others.
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Appeal Upholds 15-Year Prison, Citizenship Revocation Verdict in Case linked to Al-Mukhtar Brigades
2017-03-26
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a 15-year prison and citizenship revocation verdicts against 2 defendants.
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Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Verdict against Defendant over “Kidnapping Police Officer” in 2011
2017-03-16
The Supreme Court of Appeal overruled the appeal presented by a defendant accused of kidnapping a police officer during the 2011 events.
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Appeal: Defendant Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison over Assembly, Weapon Acquisition in Diraz
2017-03-16
The Supreme Court of Appeal amended a verdict issued against a defendant, from 10 years to 7 years in prison. The defendant is accused of attempting to kill a police officer, illegal assembly, and possessing weapons in Diraz.
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Appeal Court Commutes Prison Sentence of Hussein al-Asfour’s Killer to 10 Years
2017-03-15
The Supreme Court of Appeal commuted the prison sentence against the Bahraini who killed Bahraini young man Hussein al-Asfour, from 15 years to 10 years.