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Bahraini Businessman Referred to Trial over Charge of Beating Egyptian Lawyer during BCCI General Assembly Meeting
2019-06-12
The Public Prosecution referred member of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Nader Saleh Alawi to trial over charge of insulting and attacking the bodily integrity of Egyptian lawyer Yasser Al-Attar during the BCCI general assembly meeting. The First Lower Criminal Court is to consider his case on June 17.
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Case of Egyptian Advisor Accused of Insulting Shiites Adjourned until June 19 for Pleading
2019-06-12
The First Lower Criminal Court adjourned the case of Egyptian lawyer Yasser Al-Attar who is accused of insulting the Shiite sect which represents the majority in Bahrain.
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Trial of Journalist Jaafar Al-Jamri Adjourned until June 25
2019-06-12
A Bahraini court looked into the case of Journalist Jaafar Al-Jamri over case of tweets he posted on Twitter, and decided to adjourn it until June 25 for pleading.
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Accused of Forging PhD Works Ministry Undersecretary Only Owns Diploma: Newspaper
2019-06-11
Bahraini local Al-Bilad newspaper reported that the undersecretary of the Ministry of Works, Mohammad Al-Ansari, accused of forging his higher education certificates, only has a high school certificate and a diploma from the University of Bahrain and that all the rest of his certificates are forged and issued by fake foreign universities.
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Court Issues 15-Year Jail Term against 3, Including Woman over Charge of Smuggling Drugs from Saudi Arabia
2019-06-11
The First High Criminal Court sentenced 3 individuals from Gulf and Arab nationals, including a woman, to 15 years in jail and fined each of them BD 5000 over bringing in weeds and narcotics aiming at trafficking. The court ordered deporting the suspects after finishing their sentences.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term against Defendant Accused of Assembling and Acquiring Molotov
2019-06-01
The First High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a 15-year jail term issued against a youth and 6 others over assembling, acquiring Molotov and attacking a policeman.
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6 Defendants Receive 3-Year Prison Term over Assembling in Diraz
2019-05-31
The High Appeals Criminal Court commuted the sentences of 6 appellants in assembling case in Diraz and detonating a bomb in 2014 near a barber shop.
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Judicial Leave Partially Abolished in Executive and Commercial Courts: Newspaper
2019-05-31
Local Al-Bilad newspaper said that the judicial leave was partially abolished in some courts.
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Appeals Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in Al-Sahla
2019-05-30
The High Appeals Court upheld a 5-year jail term against defendant accused of assembling and putting fake bomb in Al-Sahla.
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Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term, Citizenship Revocation against Suspect in Political Case
2019-05-30
The High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a 10-year jail term, citizenship revocation and 100.000 fine against a suspect in a political case.
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Cassation Court Issues 7-Year Jail Term against Two Defendants over Attacking Police Patrol in A'ali
2019-05-08
The Cassation Court rejected challenges of two convicts in case of hurling Molotov against police patrol in A'ali and burning it.
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Court Upholds 15-Year Jail Term against Suspect in "Arms Warehouse" Case in Tubli
2019-05-08
The First High Criminal Appeals Court upheld a 15-year jail verdict against an appellant out of 12 suspects in "arms warehouse" case in Tubli and fined him 1000 BD.
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Cassation Court Upholds Life Term Sentences against 8 Suspects, Citizenship Revocation against 15 in Al-Basta Group
2019-05-07
The High Cassation Court upheld on (May 6, 2019) life term sentences against 8 suspects, 15-year jail term against 9, and 10-year jail term against 2 and fined them 100.000 BD. It also revoked the citizenships of 15 of the suspects.
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Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Suspect over Burning Tires in Tubli
2019-05-04
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a verdict sentencing an appellant to one year in jail over assembling and burning tires.
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Appeals: 3-Year Jail Term Handed down to Defendant Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in A'ali
2019-05-04
The Appeals Court upheld 3-year jail term against a defendant accused of putting fake bomb on Sheikh Zayed Street in A'ali.
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One-Year Jail Term Handed down to Suspect Accused of Assembling in A'ali
2019-04-30
The First High Criminal Appeals Court sentenced a suspect to one year in jail over assembling in A'ali.
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Unionist Ali Al-Binali Acquitted of Charge of Providing Banking Services without License
2019-04-29
The Minor Criminal Court acquitted unionist Ali Al-Binali from charge of providing banking and investment services without a license from the central Bank of Bahrain.
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Court Upholds 5-Year Jail Term against Suspect Accused of Burning Tires in Al-Dair
2019-04-26
The High Appeals Court upheld 5-year jail term against a defendant along with 6 others over burning tires and assembling in Al-Dair.
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Appeals Court Acquits Bahraini Accused of Attacking Al-Khamis Police Station in 2013
2019-04-25
The High Appeals Criminal Court accepted the objection of a defendant accused of attacking Al-Khamis police station with Molotov cocktails on September 7, 2013.
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1000 BD Fine for Suspect over Levying VAT without Authorization
2019-04-25
Advocate-General Chancellor Hussain Al-Bouali said that the second minor criminal court fined on Wednesday (April 24, 2019) a suspect 1000 BD over the charge brought against him.