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Bahraini military court
convicts six to death on
terror charges
A Bahraini military court
sentenced six Shi‘ite Muslim
men to death and revoked
their citizenship after they
were convicted on charges
of forming a terrorist cell
and plotting to assassinate
a military official, Bahrain
news agency BNA reported
on Monday.
The men, including one
soldier, were accused of
several militant attacks and
of attempting to assassinate
a commander of the
Bahraini army, BNA said.
The court sentenced seven
Bahrain military court
issues death sentence for
6 Shiites
Bahrain›s Military High
Court on Monday sentenced
six Shiites to death, 15 years
in prison and revoked their
nationality on charges of
attempting to assassinate
the commander-in-chief
of the country›s defense
force, who oversees the
appointment of military
judges.
The state-run Bahrain
News Agency said the case
involved 18 defendants,
eight of whom were tried
in absentia. The group was
the case to seven years
in jail and revoked their
citizenship, while five others
were acquitted, BNA added,
quoting a state prosecution
statement.
BNA said the 18 men
involved in the case include
eight who were convicted in
absentia, having fled to Iraq
and Iran. It was not clear
which of the absent eight
were sentenced to death and
which to jail.
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charged with a number of
crimes, including forming a
terrorist cell.
Seven of the defendants
were sentenced to seven
years in jail and stripped of
their Bahraini nationality.
Five were acquitted. The
state news agency said those
found guilty have the right
to appeal the verdict with
the military›s high court of
appeals.
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have taken place.
Bahrain sentences six to
death for ‹assassination
plot›
Bahrain›s top military court
sentenced six men to death
on Monday after convicting
them of charges including
plotting to assassinate the
Gulf state›s armed forces
chief, state media reported.
It was the first official
mention of any plot against
the life of Field Marshal
Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed
Al-Khalifa, who is a member
of the ruling family, but the
Bahrain News Agency gave
no further details of when
or where it was alleged to
Bahrain sentences six to
death for assassination
plot
Bahrain’s top military court
yesterday sentenced six
men to death for plotting
to assassinate its chief of the
armed forces.
It was the first official
mention of any plot against
the life of Field Marshal
Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed
Al Khalifa, who is a member
of the ruling family.
“The defendants were
accused of the formation of
a terrorist cell, attempting
to assassinate the Bahrain
defence force commander-
in-chief and committing
Tiny but strategic Bahrain
has been gripped by unrest
for years as its Sunni royal
family has resisted demands
from its Shiite majority for
a constitutional monarchy
with an elected prime
minister.
A judicial source told
AFP that all six of those
sentenced to death on
Monday were Shiites.
BNA said that one of them
was a serving soldier before
his arrest and that all six
were also stripped of their
citizenship.
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other terrorist crimes,”
Bahrain’s official news
agency said.
There were no further details
of the plot. According to the
news agency, 18 defendants
were originally implicated
in the plot.
Bahrain said that one of
the accused was a serving
soldier before his arrest, and
that all six had also been
stripped of their citizenship.

Security Measures in Shia quarters in Bahrain’s
Bahrain Boosted as 6 cities and villages while
Shias Sentenced to Death local residents are burning
Bahrain’s police boosted
security measures
amid protests against a
court’s decision
to sentence six Shia
civilians to death, local
media reported.
On Monday, the military
tribunal for  the first
time sentenced to death
six civilian Shias accused
of an attempted murder of a
security officer. The Shia
opposition called the verdict
a “politically motivated
reprisal” adding that the
defendants› confessions
were obtained with a resort
to tortures.
Police vehicles are patrolling
tires and shouting officers
to leave the area, the Al
Oula media outlet reported.
In some areas police used
tear gas to disperse the
protesters.
Since 2011, the Sunni
authorities in Bahrain
have been facing a struggle
with an opposition
movement led primarily
by Shias, who form the
majority in  the country.  read more
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Bahrain Military Court
Today Sentences Six to
Death
A military court in Bahrain
today sentenced six men
to death. The six, Mubarak
Adel, Sayed Fadhel,
Sayed Alawi, Mohammed
AlMutaghawi, Murtadha
Alsindi and Habib AlJamri
were given the verdicts after
a mass unfair trial, the last
two tried in absentia.
They were convicted of
various terrorist offenses
and of planning to
assassinate ruling family
member and head of
Bahrain’s military Field
Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin
Ahmed Al-Khalifa.
Eighteen men were
defendants in the trial. Five
were acquitted and seven
others sentenced to seven
years in jail and, like those
sentenced to death, also
stripped of their citizenship.
Bahrain’s authorities said
one of the men was a
serving soldier.
“It’s also no coincidence
at all that this sentencing
happened this morning,
on Christmas day, to delay
any pending international
reactions,” said prominent
human rights defenders
Maryam Al Khawaja.