by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East
Manama – Bahrain’s court of Cassation on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Sec-Gen of the now-dissolved al-Wefaq Association Ali Salman from nine to four years. Salman has been in prison since 2014. The court’s decision is considered final as per the Bahraini...
by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East
Manama- An appeals court in Bahrain set up the retrial of Shiite opposition chief Ali Salman on Sunday. Salman was sentenced to nine years in prison for inciting sectarian strife. The head of the now-banned Al-Wefaq group attended the hearing in Manama but refused to...
by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 18, 2016 | Middle East
Manama – Bahraini Court of Cassation overturned a nine-year jail term against opposition chief cleric Ali Salman, convicted of inciting hatred and calling for forceful regime change. The court also overturned three death sentences and seven life imprisonment sentences...
