People Get Jail Terms in Bahrain for Supporting Iran
Bahrain's High Criminal Court on Monday sentenced 12 people to 10 years in prison in separate cases for showing support for Iranian retaliatory attacks during the US-Israeli aggression on Iran.
The individuals "committed crimes of supporting, encouraging, and endorsing the … attacks on the Kingdom of Bahrain, obtaining and broadcasting prohibited vital data, photographing prohibited locations, as well as broadcasting false news and rumors via social media, during the (war)", the court said in a statement carried by the state news agency BNA.
An investigation identified the individuals accused of those actions, prompting the Public Prosecution to open a case against them, the agency said.
Prosecutors questioned the suspects, heard witness statements, and commissioned forensic examinations of seized electronic devices, "the results of which confirmed that the accused had committed the acts attributed to them," it added.
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Regional tensions have escalated in late February after the US and Israel launched a war of aggression on Iran, killing more than 3,000 people.
In response, Iran retaliated with strikes on targets in occupied Palestine as well as US bases and assets in the region, including those in Bahrain.
Source: Anadolu Agency
