Bahrain Sentences 9 to Prison Over Terrorist-Related Activities

A court in Bahrain has sentenced nine people to prison on Wednesday for terror-related activities.

The first was sentenced to six years in prison and a BD100,000 fine. Three others received a one-year sentence and fined BD2,000. Four were sentenced to two years in prison while the ninth received three months in prison.

The defendants were accused of providing logistical support to terrorist elements in “Al-Wafa Islamic” and “February 14 Youth Coalition” organizations and promoting terrorist acts, riots, and sabotage through social media.

“The Fourth Grand Criminal Court sentenced nine defendants for receiving, transferring, and handing over funds allocated for supporting and financing terrorist groups, carrying out terrorist activities and promoting criminal acts,” said Attorney General Ahmed al-Hammadi, chief prosecutor for terrorist crimes.

The first defendant recruited the others and tasked them with managing social media accounts and publishing terrorist-related content, including acts of sabotage and assaults on the Kingdom’s security forces.

They were also assigned to transfer money to different locations and some of them were housed together.

The defendants also communicated with other terrorist groups abroad and received orders to create chaos in the country for terrorist purposes, Hammadi explained.