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Trial of 5 Defendants Accused of Printing and Distributing Political Publications in Al-Malikiya Commences
2019-04-24
he Fourth High Criminal Court started considering the case of five defendants accused of printing political publications in several languages calling for disobedience and closing of shops in Al-Malikiya.
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Court Upholds 10-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Joining Feb. 14 Coalition
2019-04-23
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 10-year jail term against a suspect accused of joining February 14 coalition.
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Court Upholds 7-Year Jail Term against 4 Defendants Accused of Manufacturing Molotov in Abu Quwa
2019-04-23
The High Appeals Criminal Court upheld a 7-year jail term against 4 defendants in Molotov manufacturing case.
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Bahrain Jails 138 for Planning Iran-Linked "Terror" Group: AFP
2019-04-17
Bahrain on Tuesday jailed 138 people and revoked their citizenship for plotting to form a "terror" group with links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the public prosecutor said.
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Bahrain Jails 139 on Terrorism Charges, Revokes Citizenship
2019-04-17
A court in Western-allied Bahrain sentenced 139 people to jail on terrorism charges on Tuesday and revoked the citizenship of all but one of them, the public prosecutor said, in the latest mass trial in the Gulf Arab state.
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Cassation Court Reinstates Sacked Employee
2019-04-16
The Court of Cassation ordered the National Institution for Human Rights to reinstate a Bahraini employee who was arbitrarily fired when the administration of the establishment was changed. The court bound the institution to pay the attorney's fees.
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Justice Ministry Employee and Lawyer Sister Accused of Bribery Case Released
2019-04-16
The minor criminal court decided to release an employee in the ministry of justice and his sister (a lawyer) under guarantee of their place of residence. The two were arrested over case of receiving money as bribery in return for releasing a convicted person in a fraud case.
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5-Year Jail Term Handed out to Suspect Accused of Putting Fake Bomb in Al-Sahla
2019-04-11
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a suspects to 5 years in prison over planting a fake bomb on public street in Al-Sahla.
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Appeals Court Postpones "Diraz Sit-in" Case to May 25 for Ruling
2019-04-10
The High Appeals Court postponed Diraz sit-in case to May 25 for ruling.
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Cassation Court Upholds Life Sentence against 2 Suspects, 15-Year Jail Term against Third over "Imam Army" Case
2019-04-09
The High Cassation Court upheld on (April 8, 2019) life sentences against 2 defendants and 15-year jail term against the third over the "Imam army" case.
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5 Defendants Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail over Putting Fake Bomb in Jid Ali
2019-04-09
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 5 defendants to 3 years in jail over charge of putting fake bomb in Jid Ali.
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Court Upholds Prison Terms Reaching Up to 15 Years, Strips 11 Appellants of Nationality in Political Case
2019-03-24
The Bahraini High Court of Appeal upheld prison sentences ranging between 15 years and 6 months against 16 appellants out of 21 defendants, also upholding the revocation of the nationalities of 11 appellants in a politically motivated case.
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Appeals: 7-Year Jail Term handed down to Defendant Accused of Burning Police Armored Vehicle in Al-Ekr
2019-03-23
The Fifth High Appeals Criminal Court commuted a 10-year jail verdict issued against an appellant out of 7 defendants, in case of burning police armored vehicle in Al-Ekr, to 7 years only.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence against Suspect over Taking Part in Blasting Bomb in Abu Saiba
2019-03-23
The High Appeals Criminal Court upheld life sentence against a suspect accused of taking part in manufacturing a locally made bomb and blasting it in Abu Saiba.
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Court Uphold 5-Year Jail Term against Defendant Accused of Escaping Dry Dock Prison
2019-03-21
The First High Criminal Appeals Court upheld 5-year jail term against a defendant accused of escaping Dry Dock Prison in 2016.
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Court Upholds 3-Year in Prison Term against Defendant Accused of Assembling in Tubli
2019-03-20
The High Criminal Court of Appeal upheld a three-year prison sentence against a defendant over charges of assembling in Tubli.
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Court Upholds 3-Year Prison Sentences against Two Defendants in Political Case
2019-03-20
The first High Criminal Court of Appeal in Bahrain rejected the appeal of a young man accused of hiding in his grandfather's home in Samaheej and his aunt’s husband for helping him hide, upholding sentences of three years' imprisonment against both.
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Ali Al-Binali Sentenced to 3-Year Prison Term, Fined 1.000 BD in New Fraud Cases worth over 2M
2019-03-19
The minor criminal court sentenced unionist Ali Al-Binali to 3 years in prison and 1,000 BD bail for suspending the execution of the sentence over charges of defrauding a large group of victims, by claiming that they were participating in gold and jewelry investment and deceiving them into signing debt bonds worth 5,000 BD each. The total number of the bonds amounted to 429, with a total value exceeding 2 million BD.
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Ibrahim Sharif Sentence Suspended for 3 Years
2019-03-19
The Third High Criminal Court ordered to suspend the execution of the 6-month prison term issued against prominent opposition leader and former Secretary-General of Wa'ad Ibrahim Shairf to 3 years, from the date of issuing the verdict.
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Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence, Citizenship Revocation against Defendant in Political Case
2019-03-19
The First High Appeals Criminal Court upheld life sentence and citizenship revocation against a suspect accused in a political case.