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Appeals Court Commutes Sentence against 8 Defendants Accused of Joining ISIS, Upholds Stripping them of Nationalities
2018-04-24
The High Appeals Criminal Court commuted on Tuesday (April 24, 2018) the 15-year jail term issued by first-instance court against 8 appellants out of 24 convicted on joining ISIS to 10 years.
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Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term and Deportation of Pakistani who Counterfeited Gold Stamps
2018-04-23
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a 5-year jail term given to a Pakistani national for selling fake gold to shops. The first-instance court had sentenced him to 7 years in jail and ordered to deport him.
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Life Sentence Handed down to 10 Bahrainis, 24 Stripped of their Citizenships over Charges of “Forming Terrorist Group”
2018-04-20
High Criminal Court convicted 24 defendants of forming a "terrorist group", receiving training in Iran and Iraq and attempted murder of policemen by bombings in Bahrain.
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Courts Hands down Life Sentence to 3 Suspects, Revokes Citizenships of 2 over Blast Case near Abu Saiba
2018-04-20
The Fourth High Criminal Court issued on Thursday (April 19, 2018) life sentence against 3 suspects and revoked the citizenships of two of them, over blast case in Al-Budai Street, said Terror Crime Prosecution Chief, Attorney General Ahmed Al-Hammadi.
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Court Sentences Former MP Ali Al-Asheeri to 6 Months in Jail over Assembly Charge, Sets 500BD Bail to Stop Execution of Sentence
2018-04-20
A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (April 18, 2018) former Al-Wefaq MP Ali Rasheed Al-Asheeri to 6 months in jail over assembly charge.
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7 Defendants Sentenced to 2 Years in Jail over Attacking Armored Vehicle in Sitra using Molotov
2018-04-20
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 7 suspected to 2 years in prison over hurling Molotov cocktails against a security armored vehicle in Sitra and causing injuries to a policeman. The court reduced the sentence of the suspects for being under 18 years old when committing the crime.
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Court Issues 5&3-Year Jail Term against 4 Suspects over Case of Blasting Gas Cylinder in Sitra
2018-04-17
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 5-year jail term to 3 Bahrainis and 3-year jail term to a fourth one, after accusing them of attempting to cause a blast in Sitra using a gas cylinder.
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Appeals Court Adjourns Trial of Defendants Accused of training in Iranian Revolutionary Guard Camps until May 6
2018-04-14
Bahraini High Court of Appeals decided to adjourn the case of two defendants accused of receiving training on manufacture of weapons and explosives in Iranian Revolutionary Guard camps until May 6.
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Gulf National Receives One-Year Jail Term over Charge of Insulting Judge, Attacking Policeman
2018-04-13
The First High Criminal Court sentenced a Gulf national businessman (45 years) to one year in jail over insulting a judge and attacking a policeman.
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Court Upholds 1-Year Jail Term against Former Minister over Issuing Cheque without Balance
2018-04-12
The Second High Criminal Court upheld one-year jail term against a former minister over charge of issuing a cheque of value of 15 thousand BD without balance to the Ministry of justice, in return of execution file worth of 229 thousand BD.
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One-Year Jail Term Issued against Two Asian Women over “Attacking” Police in Samaheej Police Center
2018-04-12
The First High Criminal Court sentenced two Asian women (20 and 25 years) to one-year imprisonment and ordered to deport them, once they complete their jail term, for attacking the bodily integrity of a member from security forces during performing her job.
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3-Year Jail Term Issued against Suspect over “Offending Security Forces”, Burning Ties in Jid Ali
2018-04-12
The First High Criminal Court accepted the objection of a Bahraini youth (18 years) and commuted his 5-year jail term, over charge of rioting, burning tires on public street and offending security forces, to 3 years.
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Cassation Court Suspends Ruling Ordering Company to Pay BD 7.4 Mln to another Company
2018-04-11
The Bahraini Court of Cassation ruled yesterday to suspend the execution of a decision to cancel a sale contract of a plot of land between two companies.
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Ministry of Municipalities Obliged to Pay a Million and a Half to Cleaning Company
2018-04-11
The Second High Civil Court of Appeal ordered the Bahraini Ministry of Municipalities to pay one million and 675,000 dinars to a cleaning company.
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Court Rejects Objection of Defendant Accused of Biting Policeman's Hand During Arrest, Upholds 1-Year Prison Term
2018-04-11
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court has rejected the objection of a Bahraini citizen sentenced to a year in prison for biting a a policeman during his arrest, deeming it invalid, since he did not attend the the hearings.
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Trial of 9 Bahrainis Accused of “Burning Tires” in Nuwaidrat Adjourned
2018-04-11
Fourth High Criminal Court decided to adjourn case of nine Bahrainis between ages of 20 and 28, prosecuted on charges of setting fire to the tires on the highway in Nuwaidrat.
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3&6-Month Jail Term Handed down to 2 Gulf Nationals over Reckless Driving
2018-04-06
The Minor Criminal "Traffic" court issued 6-month jail term against a Gulf national and 3-month jail term against another Gulf national of different nationality for their reckless driving in Al-Juffair. The court ordered to suspend all their driving licenses for 6 months.
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Appeals Court Hands down 5-Year Prison Term to Suspect Accused of Burning ATM in Salmabad
2018-04-04
The High Appeals Court commuted a 7-year sentence issued against one of defendants over charge of setting fire to an ATM in Salmabad in 2014. The court commuted the sentence to 5 years and upheld fining him, along with the other suspects, for the damages caused to the machine.
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Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Attacking Police despite his Confessions were Extracted under Torture
2018-04-04
The High Appeals Court issued 5-year jail term against a defendant accused of taking part along others in attacking security forces and attacking the bodily integrity of a policeman while performing his job.
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Appeals Court Issues 3-Year Jail Term against 3 Defendants Accused of Attacking Police Patrol
2018-04-04
The High Appeals Court commuted a sentence issued against 2 appellants who were convicted among 26 defendants of attacking police patrol, putting it to fire by using Molotov in a riot and assembly cases and acquiring Molotov, explosives and arms. The court commuted the 5-year jail term issued against them by the first instance court to 3 years. Meanwhile, it upheld the 3-year jail term against the 3rd appellant.