Bahrain: Court Revokes Nationality of 9 Members of '14th February' Organization

Bahrain’s Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Waqf (File photo: AFP)
Bahrain’s Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Waqf (File photo: AFP)
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Bahrain: Court Revokes Nationality of 9 Members of '14th February' Organization

Bahrain’s Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Waqf (File photo: AFP)
Bahrain’s Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Waqf (File photo: AFP)

Bahrain’s High Criminal Court convicted 14 Bahrainis of the 14th of February organization on charges of establishing, joining and funding a terrorist group.

The court sentence included revoking the nationality of nine convicts and issued a BD100,000 fine for one of the members.

The court issued a life in jail sentence against one defendant, seven years to nine others, and three years in jail against three convicts, according to Chief of the Terror Crime Prosecution Advocate General Chancellor Ahmed al-Hammadi.

The defendants were accused of carrying terrorist assaults, unlicensed demonstrations, rioting, and handling of explosive devices.

The case file explained that the 14th of February, listed as a terrorist organization, had fugitive elements abroad that recruited two defendants and tasked them to form a terrorist cell affiliated with the organization. They were also asked to carry out acts of riot, vandalism, arson, plant fake explosive devices on public roadside, and target Sitra Police Station.

They also staged unlicensed demonstrations in Sitra, while the leaders of the terrorist organization living abroad financed those activities.

The first defendant was in charge of leading illegal demonstrations. He received financial support to implement the terrorist cell activities. He also filmed the terrorist attacks on Sitra Police Station and police personnel.

The second defendant led the field operations of attacking the policemen and Sitra Police Station, aiming to kill the policemen, damage private and public property and terrify the people.

The Prosecution presented witness testimonies, defendant confessions, technical evidences and referred the defendants to the High Criminal Court which deliberated the case during its sessions in the presence of defense attorneys who submitted their arguments.



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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM, US Secretary of State Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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