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Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 28, 2019 / 4:12 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain’s highest court upheld life sentences against three opposition leaders on charges of spying for Qatar, state news agency BNA and a rights group said on Monday.
Al-Wefaq secretary-general Sheikh Ali Salman and two senior al-Wefaq leaders Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Alaswad were sentenced to life imprisonment in November, overturning a previous acquittal.
The decision was made by the Bahrain’s highest court of appeal, the Court of Cassation.
Al-Wefaq, which has strong links to the country’s Shi’ite Muslim majority, has campaigned for social and political reforms in the country, which is ruled by a Sunni Muslim royal family.
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Amnesty International’s Middle East Campaigns Director Samah Hadid, said: “Today’s verdict is yet another nail in the coffin for the right to freedom of expression in Bahrain and exposes the country’s justice system as a complete farce.”
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Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain’s highest court upheld life sentences against three opposition leaders on charges of spying for Qatar, state news agency BNA and a rights group said on Monday.
Al-Wefaq secretary-general Sheikh Ali Salman and two senior al-Wefaq leaders Sheikh Hassan Sultan and Ali Alaswad were sentenced to life imprisonment in November, overturning a previous acquittal.
The decision was made by the Bahrain’s highest court of appeal, the Court of Cassation.
Al-Wefaq, which has strong links to the country’s Shi’ite Muslim majority, has campaigned for social and political reforms in the country, which is ruled by a Sunni Muslim royal family.
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Amnesty International’s Middle East Campaigns Director Samah Hadid, said: “Today’s verdict is yet another nail in the coffin for the right to freedom of expression in Bahrain and exposes the country’s justice system as a complete farce.”
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bahrain-security/bahrain-upholds-life-sentence-against-opposition-leaders-bna-idUSKCN1PM0SC