Appeals Court upholds Daesh supporter's jail term

Advocate General Ahmed Al Hammadi the Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution said the High Appeals Court today upheld the ten years jail term and stripping the defendant’s citizenship.
The High Court of Appeals today ruled by accepting the appeal in form, rejected it in substance, and upheld the appealed sentence.

The defendant was tried and convicted of forming and joining a terrorist group, illegal possession of firearms in implementation of terrorist purposes, spreading false news. The High Criminal Court on June 15 sentenced him to ten years, stripping his citizenship and confiscation of the seized items. 

The Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) had received tips about an individual who expressed extremely anti-police, anti-government and pro-Daesh views.

Thorough investigations led to one of the most dangerous members of the terrorist Daesh group who forged links between its elements inside Bahrain and its fighters aboard. He supplied the terrorist Daesh group with vital information including names and details of Interior Ministry officers to target them via terrorist attacks.

The suspect had distorted the image of Bahrain, its Judiciary Authority and security agencies in social media, especially with regards to human rights and inmates’ treatment. He was apprehended in accordance with legally-prescribed procedures and referred to the Public Prosecution.

The defendant appeared in custody before the High Criminal Court. His case was deliberated by the court which heard his defence argument and the Prosecution statement which insisted on maximum possible penalty. The court issued its above sentence which is upheld by the High Court of Appeal today