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.



Saudi Crown Prince Receives US Secretary of State in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives US Secretary of State in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Riyadh on Monday US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the eve of talks on Ukraine.

Rubio had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to prepare for the talks and plan the anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump and Putin have agreed to kick of peace talks about Ukraine that will be attended by Crown Prince Mohammed.

Saudi and American officials will discuss bilateral relations and regional cooperation, as well as efforts to push forward peace and stability in the region.

The State Department had said Rubio’s visit to the region will “promote US interests in advancing regional cooperation, stability, and peace.”

“The trip will center on freeing American and all other hostages from Hamas captivity, advancing to Phase II of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and countering the destabilizing activities of the Iranian regime and its proxies,” it said in a statement.