A policeman was killed on Sunday when armed men attacked a prison in Bahrain, freeing several convicted inmates, the interior ministry said, in what it described as a terrorist act.

The Supreme Court of Appeal found innocent a police officer and five policemen, in the case of torturing a defendant, after his story contradicted before the prosecution, court, and special investigation unit, with that of his brother, who was the second witness.

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) affiliated to the Public Prosecution said that the unit investigated 23 complaints of allegations of torture and mistreatment in November.

Al-Budai police station brought new charges on Tuesday (October 18, 2016) against Shiite cleric Sheikh Abdulmohsen Al-Jamri to hinder the public prosecution’s decision to release him.

Bahraini high court of appeals upheld a court of first instance's verdict against appellants and refused the appeals of another defendant because he submitted it after the deadline.

Special Investigation Unit received 24 complaints which included complaints of alleged torture, maltreatment, and excessive use of force.

Bahraini High Court of Appeals upheld sentencing suspects to 5 years in prison over rioting and beating policeman in Saar.

Special Investigation Unit said the appeals court fined a policeman 100 BD for beating detainee in Jaw Prison.

The Bahrain Defence Force said that it stands ready to respond "to the terrorist groups that target security patrols and police officers".

Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court jailed three people for 15 years each in two separate trials on Monday for attacking policemen, the prosecution said in a statement.

The Bahraini Second High Criminal Court commuted on Monday (March 7, 2016) the sentence issued against a policeman convicted of beating one of the prisoners from two years to three months.

Bahraini court upheld the verdict to acquit nine policemen of the charge of assaulting, beating and torturing 13 prisoners, as part as an ongoing “impunity policy” followed in the country

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced to life imprisonment a suspect accused of attempted murder of two policemen. The court also sentenced a second suspect to three years in prison for knowing that a terrorist crime was about to be committed without reporting it to the authorities.

Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Mohammad Khalid Al-Haza’, stated that the Ninth Minor Criminal Court sentenced a policeman to two years in prison over charges of violating the bodily integrity of another person.

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the 15-year jail term issued against a 17-year old boy, accused of attempting to kill a policeman in Sanabis and joining Al-Mukhtar Brigade.

Bahrain Mirror: Pakistan's Ambassador to Bahrain, Saeed Ahmed Khan, said that the Pakistani community in Bahrain reached 100,000 persons, explaining that the past 5 years witnessed the highest rate with 25 thousand Pakistanis, most of whom working in the police force.