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3 Citizens Arrested for 7 Days Pending Investigation for Publishing �Insults� on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook
2018-03-28
The Public Prosecution has remanded three people in custody for seven days pending investigation for misusing social media websites.
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7&3-Year Jail Term Handed to Suspects Accused of Burning Police Patrol in A�ali
2018-03-27
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued 7-year jail term against 8 suspects accused of setting security patrol to fire in A�ali. It also sentenced a suspect to 3 years in jail because he is under 18 years old, bound the suspects to pay 14077 BD for the damages caused to the ministry of interior�s car and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Military Cassation Court Adjourns Trial of Civilians in �Marshal Assassination Plot� Case until April 11
2018-03-27
Bahraini Military Court of Cassation looked into the appeals filed in case in which civilians were accused of plotting to assassinate Military Commander Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
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Six-Month Term Handed down to Defendant for Assaulting Policeman in Dry Dock Prison
2018-03-27
Bahraini High Court of Appeals decided to commute penalty of a defendant, accused of assaulting a policeman, to six months in prison instead of one year.
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Another Verdict Issued against Sayed Ahmad Al-Wadaie�s Brother-in-Law Increasing his Prison Term to 13 Years
2018-03-26
Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said that a Bahraini court sentenced on Monday (March 26, 2018) Nizar Al-Wadaie, brother-in-law of UK-based human rights activist Ahmad Al-Wadaie, in a third case fabricated against him, to 7 years in jail. Nizar faces now 13 years in prison.
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2-Month Jail Sentence of TV Presenter for Beating his Friend Replaced
2018-03-23
The executing judge agreed to replace a 2-month jail term issued against a television presenter with an act of community service after the second high criminal court rejected his appeal for submitting it after the due date.
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2-Month Jail Term in Absentia Handed down to Al-Wadaei�s Wife over �Insulting Officer� Case
2018-03-22
A Bahraini court issued on Wednesday (March 21, 2018) 2-months jail term in absentia against Duaa Al-Wadaei, wife of the Director of the UK-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, over �insulting an officer�.
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Kidnapper Gets 12 Years and 6 Months in Jail for Snatching Baby from Her Mother�s Car in Al-Houra
2018-03-21
The First High Criminal Court convicted a Bahraini who kidnapped a 5-year old girl while she was in her mother�s car in Al-Houra and attempting to sexually harass her.
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Appeals: 1&2-Year Jail Term Handed to 5 Defendants Accused of Burning Tires in Al-Sahla
2018-03-21
The High Appeals Court upheld verdict against 5 appellants accused of assembling, burning tires, and attacking police in southern Al-Sahla. A first instance court had sentenced 2 defendants to 2 years in prison and 3 defendants to 1 year.
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Trial of 10 Defendants in Formation of �Secret Intelligence Agency for Bahraini Revolution� Case Begins
2018-03-20
The Fourth Criminal High Court in Bahrain began the trial of 10 defendants, accused of forming a group called the Secret Intelligence Agency for the Bahraini Revolution, abbreviated with SIA.
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Suspects Accused of Planting Fake Bomb in Jid Ali Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
2018-03-19
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 5 suspects to 3 years in prison over putting fake bomb in Jid Ali and ordered the confiscation of the seized body.
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5-Year Jail Term and Deportation of Arab National who Demanded Bribe to Export Report Copy of Expert in Commercial Dispute
2018-03-16
The Second High Criminal Court upheld 5-year jail term and deportation of an Arab accountant who demanded 30.000 BD bribe in return for exporting a copy from the expert assigned in one of conflict cases about big mall.
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Appeal Rejected of Defendant Accused of Planting Fake Bomb in Bani Jamra
2018-03-16
The Fifth High Criminal Court of Appeals ruled against an appeal of a defendant sentenced to one year in prison among others over charges of placing a fake bomb in Bani Jamra, and sentenced to one year in prison for possession of explosives in his home.
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Lawyer Banned from Practicing Profession for 3 Months due to Justice Minister Disciplinary Complaint
2018-03-16
The Lawyers Disciplinary Board issued a decision stating that the Board decided to prevent a practicing lawyer from practicing law for three months.
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Appeals Court: Life Sentence Issued against Defendant over Planting Bomb at Ma�ammer Entrance
2018-03-14
The Fifth High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a life sentence verdict against Bahraini accused along with 5 others of planting locally manufactured bomb inside a bucket at Ma�ameer village entrance to target policemen situated there. However, the bomb didn�t explode.
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One Month Prison Term Handed down to Asian National after Spending 17 Months on Remand!
2018-03-14
The Court of Appeals ruled against deportation penalty of an Asian national, upholding a one-month prison term against him over charges of refusing to provide relief to a victim in a crime of assault leading to permanent disability.
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Trial of 171 Citizens in Diraz Sit-in Case Adjourned until April 2
2018-03-14
Court in Bahrain decided to postpone the case of 171 citizens arrested by the authorities during the peaceful sit-in held outside the home of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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3-Year Jail Term Handed down to 4 Defendants over Putting Fake Bomb on Al-Budai Street
2018-03-14
The fourth high criminal court sentenced 4 defendants to 3 years in prison over manufacturing and putting fake bomb on Al-Budai Street, near Diraz, and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Five-Year and 1-Month Prison Term for Bahraini who Impersonated Police Officer to Commit Crimes
2018-03-09
Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced a defendant (Bahraini citizen) to five years and one month in prison for impersonating a police officer, committing 8 crimes.
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Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence against Salman Isa, Life Sentences against 5 Others over Charge of Killing Pakistani Officer
2018-03-07
The high appeals court in Bahrain upheld on Wednesday (March 7, 2018) the verdict issued by the cassation court regarding the appeals of 6 defendants accused of killing the Pakistani police officer Mahmoud Fareed, and upheld death sentence against Salman Isa and life sentence against 5 others as well as the ruling revoking the citizenships of all convicts.