Bahrain prosecutors said on Tuesday scores of people will stand trial next month on charges of setting up a “terrorist organization,” espionage and armed attacks on police officers.
The case pertains to Bahrain’s allegation last year that Iranian Revolutionary Guards helped fugitives from the kingdom join forces to set up a Shiite militant group called the Zulfiqar Brigades to destabilize the state. The island has witnessed a series of bomb attacks the government says has killed nearly 20 police officers.
In a statement posted on social media, the public prosecutor’s office said it had completed an investigation into the Zulfiqar Brigades and transferred the case to court.
The statement said a total of 138 suspects had been referred to courts on various charges, including contacts with a “foreign power” — an allusion to Iran, possession of weapons and attacks on security forces.
It said that 86 suspects were in custody while the rest were on the run in either Iraq or Iran. A criminal court is due to start hearing the case on Aug. 23, the statement said.

Source: Arab News