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Harsh sentences by Military Court for hundreds of civilians and activists, including a death sentence

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Harsh sentences by Military Court for hundreds of civilians and activists, including a death sentence.

Last Update: 06 Oct 2011 View an excel sheet showing the sentences issued by the military court on civilians in the past 13 days docs.google.com/spreadsheet/cc.. Details of the cases bellow:

6 Oct 2011

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A defense lawyer says Bahrain’s security court has convicted 33 more activists on charges that include violence and attempted murder during anti-government protests and sentenced them to prison terms.

Last Update: 06 Oct 2011 View an excel sheet showing the sentences issued by the military court on civilians in the past 13 days docs.google.com/spreadsheet/cc.. Details of the cases bellow:

6 Oct 2011

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A defense lawyer says Bahrain’s security court has convicted 33 more activists on charges that include violence and attempted murder during anti-government protests and sentenced them to prison terms. Thursday’s verdicts cap a week of back-to-back decisions by the court, which has issued more than 110 convictions relating to the Shiite-led demonstrations against the ruling Sunni monarchy. Lawyer Mohsen al-Alawi says the latest sentences range from one to 15 years in prison. google.com/hostednews/ap/ar..

5 Oct 2011

A Bahraini special court on Wednesday sentenced 13 Shiites to five years in jail for trying to set ablaze a police station during democracy protests, the chief military prosecutor said. The National Safety Court, set up by the Sunni-ruled kingdom after Shiite-led protests were crushed in March, gave six other demonstrators one-year terms in the same case, Colonel Yusof Fleifel said, quoted by BNA state news agency. The group had been charged with attempting to burn down Al-Khamees police station close to Manama’s Pearl Square, the focal point of anti-regime protests inspired by the Arab Spring. The protesters had “prepared Molotov cocktails” and blocked the streets leading to the centre with blocks of concrete and garbage containers, but security forces managed to stop them from setting the station on fire, BNA said. They were also accused of taking part in public gatherings “with intent to commit crimes and breach security,” it added. google.com/hostednews/afp/a.. http://bna.bh/portal/en/news/475421

4 Oct 2011

A Bahrain court has sentenced 27 people to up to 15 years in jail for their part in unrest earlier this year. Fourteen people – including Shia opposition party members – were given sentences of up to 10 years for their role in the pro-democracy protests. Islamic Action Society statement of the unjust military verdicts against its Leader and board A further 13 people were imprisoned for between five and 15 years for the kidnapping of two policemen, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said. bna.bh/portal/en/news/475288 bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15171604

3 Oct 2011

A special court in Bahrain sentenced 35 people to terms ranging from 15 years to life in prison in three cases related to anti-government unrest earlier this year, including the murder of a Pakistani national. Thirteen “outlaws” were given life sentences today for killing the Pakistani after assaulting him outside his home with wooden planks and metal bars, and for attacking another man, state-run Bahrain News Agency said. In another case, 15 defendants each received 15 years in jail for the attempted murder of a military official who was stabbed in his car, BNA said. The defendants also destroyed buildings at the University of Bahrain and participated in anti- regime demonstrations, BNA reported. In the third case, the First National Safety Court in Manama, the capital, sentenced six people to 15 years and one man to 18 years in prison for the attempted murder of several people at the University of Bahrain by surrounding them in a building before setting it on fire, stealing computers and the possession of flammable containers, the news agency said. The court also imposed a joint fine of 349,300 dinars ($926,500) against all the defendants, according to BNA. A Bahraini court yesterday sentenced two people to three months in prison and fined each 100 dinars for blocking traffic as part of an anti-government protest. dailyherald.com/article/20111003/news/.. bna.bh/portal/en/news/475143

29 Sep 2011

20 Bahraini doctors were sentenced today to 5-15 years imprisonment by Military court today for treating injured protesters. Sentenced doctors were detained for 5+ months , reportedly tortured , deprived from access to lawyer and family most of time. It is important to note that some of these doctors are married, hence leaving their children with no parents at home. The sentences were as follows: 15 years imprisonment: 1- Ali Alekry 2- Ali Alsadady 3- Nader Aldeewany 4- Ahmed Omran 5- Mahmood Asghar 6- Ebrahim Aldemestany 7- Rula Alsaffar 8- Abdulkhaleq Aloraiby 9- Ghassan Daif 10- Basem Daif 11- Sayed Marhoon Alweda’y 12- Nada Dhaif 13 Qasem Omran 10 years imprisonment: 14- Hassan Altublani (10 years imprisonment) 15- Saeed Alsamaheejy (10 years imprisonment) 5 years imprisonment: 16- Fatima Hajji (5 years imprisonment) 17- Dhia Ebrahim (5 years imprisonment) 18- Najah Khalil (5 years imprisonment) 19- Mohamed AlShehab (5 years imprisonment) 20- Zahra Alsammak (5 years imprisonment)

In another case, Ali AlTaweel was sentenced to death by military court and Ali Attiya was sentence to life imprisonment for allegedly killing riot police officer AlMuraisi. forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/09/29/gener.. There are now a total of three civilians sentenced to Bahrain in relation to the protests. Check this report about the other two persons sentenced to death.

28 Sep 2011

The military appeal court dismissed the appeal for the 14 prominent figures and upheld the sentences ranging between 2-life imprisonment. It is important to note that a number of those figures are stil on hunger strike since the 24th of September demanding the release of the female detainees.

26 Sep 2011

32 civilians sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for arson on royal family members farm (Among them Handball players in the national team). bna.bh/portal/en/news/474244

 

25 Sep 2011

Mahdi Abu Deeb, head of Bahrain’s Teachers Society, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and his deputy, Jalila AlSalman, was sentenced to 3 years. Mahdi Abu Deeb, is still on hunger strike and his life and well being is at threat. He started his hunger strike on the 11th of September, and stopped taking his medication on the 16th.

 

regarding the incident of assault against an Asian person (cutting the tongue of prayers-caller (causing permanent disability, entering into a home without permission from the homeowner and wreaking havoc therein. The court ruled with fifteen years’ imprisonment against the following: the so-called Sami Ahmed Ali Mekki Miftah and the so-called AbdulHadi Ebrahim Khalil Ebrahim and the so-called Mohammed Mekki Ahmed Mekki Turraif and the so-called Fadhel Abbas Mohammed Ali Abbas and the so-called Mohammed Abdulla Mansour Hassan and the so-called Hussain Ahmed Hussain Ali Ahmed and the so-called Hassan Mohammed Hassan Jum’a. The court ruled with ten years’ imprisonment against the following: the so-called Mohammed Habib Mansour Al-Meqdad, the so-called Aqeel Ahmed Ali Mahfoudh. The court also ruled with four years’ imprisonment against the so-called Mohammed Ali Ahmed Ali Marhoun for the second and third charges and his acquittal from the first charge. Verdicts on Bahrain News Agency The 10 are accused with following the victim “Erfan Mohammed Ahmed” while he was walking in the street & attacking him with weapons. And while he tried to runaway and go home they followed him, broke the door into his house and attacked him while one of them cut his tongue. The name of the victim whose tongue has been cut (as per the government officials) is: Erfan Ahmed Bakhash Mohammed. His name was checked in ministry of labour work permit records, where he appeared to work in construction. He is not from Bangaladish (what the government claimed to be) he is pakistani who arrived in Bahrain on 18 April 2010 to work in the construction company. As per the record, he does not live in Manama (area close by the Pearl Square) as the Government claims, He lives in Muharraq (different island altogether). Erfan worked in laying bricks and he was supposed to meet someone for work related matters that day. He wasn’t answering his phone, so this person called Erfan’s friends (Abdulrahman and Ghazi) who confirmed that he was sent to Pakistan because he was severly injured at work. On 7 Sept, this person called Erfan in Pakistan and he was in good health. This is Erfan’s work permit showing his job description and area of residence. Shows also that he is 24 years old Pakistani and not Bengali. The court was informed about this document and the person who personally spoke to Erfan is willing to testify. The court did not consider the evidence or the witness, yet sentenced the 10 to 15 years of prison each. This shows how the governmet is using the case of the labourer to ignite secterianism in the country and manupilating the facts to support their claims of the revolution being single sect only. Information about this case was received from Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights.