Bahrain sentenced on Tuesday members of three cells on terrorism charged. Thirty-nine were sentenced to prison and fines, while 25 had their nationality revoked.
Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution Advocate General Ahmed al-Hammadi stated that Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court handed down sentences in the case of a 17-member cell that was found guilty of training on the use of weapons, explosive devices and ammunition and illegally possessing them for the purpose of committing terrorist acts.
Six defendants were sentenced to life in prison and six others were sentenced to ten years, three to three and one to five. Three defendants had their citizenship revoked and one defendant was acquitted.
Twelve defendants were fined BHD500.
A 17-member cell was convicted of committing arson for a terrorist purpose, possessing unlicensed weapons and ammunition and inciting riots.
The court sentenced the cell to ten years in prison and revoked the Bahraini nationality of its members.
The cell was detained over an attack against police officers in the southern Eker region that saw rioters destroy a police vehicle after looting its contents.
The court also issued jail terms against six suspects that were convicted of undergoing military training in Iran and Iraq. They had traveled to Iran and Iraq in 2017 and 2018 where they received the training for the purpose of committing terrorist acts in Bahrain.
