Three terror suspects handed down jail terms

Advocate-General and President of the Terror Crimes Prosecution, Ahmed Al-Hammadi, announced that the High Criminal Court handed down a 15-year jail term sentence, along with a BD 100,000-fine against a suspect, and ten-year prison sentences against two other defendants.
The court also revoked the citizenship of the three suspects, Al-Hammadi added
The suspects were found guilty of illegally joining a terrorist group, funding the group, training on the use of weapons and explosives for terrorist purposes, arson, placing fake explosives, holding illegal rallies, rioting, possessing Molotov cocktails and leaving the country clandestinely.
Documents of the case revealed that the search and investigation carried out by the General Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science indicated that members of a terrorist group had received military training on using and making firearms and explosives, and were funded by individuals living abroad for the sake of subverting security and targeting the security personnel, Al-Hammadi said.
He added that intensive investigations had led to the identification of the suspects, explaining that one defendant received military training in the camps of the Iraqi Hizbullah in Iraq after some Iraqi-Hizbullah-linked Bahraini individuals had arranged the training.
The same suspect moved between Iraq and Iran where he met many terrorists who requested him to carry out acts of terror in Bahrain upon after his return to the kingdom.
Investigations also indicated that the second and third suspects had provided accommodation and money to fugitive terrorists who had fled to Iran, and supported terrorist elements in Bahrain, the Advocate-General said, adding that one of the defendants is closely related to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and received funds from them in order to finance and support Bahraini fugitive terrorists in Iran. 
The Public Prosecution levelled the charges based on testimonies from the witnesses as well as the confessions of the defendants and referred the suspects to the High Criminal Court where they stood trial in the presence of their lawyers.
The Advocate General confirmed that the defendants had been afforded full legal rights throughout the trial, adding that they have the right to appeal the ruling, and may challenge the Court of Appeals' verdict at the Court of Cassation as guaranteed by Bahraini law.

Source: BNA