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Protestor Receives 3-Year Jail Term over Putting “NIDO” Can on Street
2018-10-15
The First High appeals Criminal Court rejected the appeals of a youth (21 years old) convicted of putting a hoax bomb on public street in Jid Ali area.
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Gulf National Sentenced to One Year in Jail over Attacking Policeman
2018-10-14
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a Gulf national (33 years) to one year in jail over attacking a policeman. The Court indicated in its merits that it treated the accused with a measure of clemency within the limits of Article 72 of the Penal Code.
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Haj Majid “Sumoud” Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail over Assembly Charge
2018-10-12
Bahrain’s minor criminal court sentenced on Wednesday (October 10, 2018) Haj Majid Abdullah, known as "Haj Sumoud" to 6 months in jail over assembly charge in 2015, i.e. 3 year earlier.
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Court Commutes Sentence of Drunk Gulf Citizen who Used Gun in Quarrel to 1 Year
2018-10-10
Bahrain’s High Criminal Court accepted the objection of a Gulf national accused of using gun in a quarrel in one of Manama’s hotels while he was drunk. The court sentenced him to one year in jail instead of 5.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Sentence over Assembly in Sitra
2018-10-10
The first High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain upheld three years' imprisonment for a defendant charged with assembling and and having possession of Molotov cocktails in Sitra.
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3-Year Jail Term to Suspect Accused of Hiding Wanted Suspects over Political Case
2018-10-09
Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced two citizens (33 and 26 years old) to 3 years in jail. It convicted the first one of hiding and harboring the second suspect for about 2 years, noting that the second suspect is wanted over political case and is sentenced to 14 years in prison over two cases.
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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Youth over Putting Fake Bombs in A’ali
2018-08-20
The High Appeals Court upheld a one-year jail term against a political prisoner accused of putting hoax bomb in A’ali.
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Appeals Upholds 3-Month Jail Term against 6 Defendants over Charge of Assembling in Buri
2018-08-08
The Second High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a ruling sentencing 6 defendants, among 19 convicts, to 3 years in jail over charge of assembling and rioting in Buri.
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Trial of 3 Detainees who Protested in Nuwaidrat, Resisted Security Officers in Civilian Clothing Begins
2018-08-03
The Fourth High Criminal Court commenced the trial of three detainees, who demonstrated in Nuwaidrat and one of whom tried to resist security officers dressed in civilian clothing.
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10-Year Jail Term to Suspect Accused of Smuggling Drugs from Saudi Arabia through King Fahd Causeway
2018-07-24
The First High Criminal Court issued a 10-year jail term against a suspect accused of drug trafficking and 5000 BD fine and ordered the confiscation of seized narcotics.
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Suspect Sentenced to One Year in Jail over Beating Two Policemen in Dry Dock Prison
2018-07-19
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a suspect, 20 years, to one year in jail over charge of beating two policemen in Dry Dock Prison. The court said that it took into consideration the conditions of the suspect before issuing its ruling against him.
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Bahraini Juvenile Sentenced to One Year in Jail over Putting Fake Bomb in A’ali
2018-07-15
A Bahraini appeals court issued a one-year jail term against a Bahraini juvenile accused of putting a fake bomb and explosives on Public Street. A first instance court said in its ruling that the accused was less than 18 years old, thus a commuted verdict was to be issued against him.
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Appeals: 10-Year Jail Term to 2 Suspects Accused of Assembling in Diraz
2018-07-12
The First High Appeals Court upheld 10-year jail term to 2 suspects who took part, along with others, in burning a vehicle owned by the Interior Ministry and assembling in Diraz.
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5-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspects Accused of Burning Old Car in Sitra
2018-07-12
The First High Criminal Court sentenced 5 suspects, 4 of whom are wanted, for 5 years after convicting them of burning old car in Sitra.
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Appeals: One-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in A’ali
2018-07-09
The Fifth High Appeals Court upheld a 1-year jail term against a suspect accused of putting a fake bomb in A’ali.
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Appeals: 10-Year Jail Term handed down to 9 Suspects Accused of Burning Armored Vehicle in Diraz
2018-07-05
The High Appeals Court upheld a 10-year jail term against 9 suspects accused of setting an armored vehicle affiliated with the Interior Ministry to fire, assembling and acquiring Molotov.
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Suspect Receives 5-Year Jail Term over Putting Fake Bomb in Sitra
2018-07-02
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini to 5 years in jail over the charge of manufacturing a fake bomb.
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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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Three-Year Prison Term Handed down to Najah Al-Sheikh on Charges of “Inciting Hatred against the Regime via Social Media”
2018-06-27
Bahraini High Criminal Court sentenced Bahraini detainee Najah Al-Sheikh along with another to three years in prison for inciting hatred against the regime through social media outlets.
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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.