Tags
A Bahrain court on Thursday sentenced four men to between one and 15 years in prison for violence against police and possessing weapons for "terrorist aims," the prosecution said.
One defendant was jailed for 15 years and another for five years, while two others were sentenced to one year in prison each, the prosecution said in a statement carried by BNA state news agency.
The four faced charges including "resisting police, possessing fire arms and ammunition for terrorist aims, attacking others and threatening to use fire arms," the statement said.
The case goes back to March last year, it said.
Bahrain has been shaken by unrest since it quelled a month-long Shia-led uprising demanding reforms which erupted on February 14, 2011.
Despite the crackdown on the 2011 uprising, protesters frequently attack police in Shia villages outside the capital Manama.
Around 20 people were given jail terms of varying lengths last month in cases involving attacks on police and a bus, as well as a "terrorist" plot.
There are no comments.
SPORT Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you are saying farewell to those that have left a positive impression. That was the case earlier this month when Canada hosted Mexico in a friendly at BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
TECHNOLOGY Some 60mn primary-school-age children have no access to formal education
CULTURE Lekhwiya’s El Arabi scores the equaliser after Tresor is sent off; Tabata, al-Harazi score for QSL champions
ARABIA The Yemeni Minister of Tourism, Dr Mohamed Abdul Majid Qubati, yesterday expressed hope that the 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen declared by the Command of Coalition Forces on Saturday will be maintained in order to lift the siege imposed on Taz City and ease the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged
ARABIA Some 200 teachers from schools across the country attended Qatar Museum’s (QM) first ever Teachers Council at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) yesterday.
ARABIA The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) of Qatar and the Indonesian Supreme Court (SCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on judicial co-operation, it was announced yesterday.
ECONOMY Sri Lanka is keen on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar as part of government policy to shift to clean energy, Minister of City Planning and Water Supply Rauff Hakeem has said.
