Woman Jailed for Life Over IRGC Links

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Defendant accused of sharing sensitive site locations and promoting hostile attacks against Bahrain

Manama: The court sentenced a woman to life imprisonment after convicting her of collaborating with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out hostile acts against the Kingdom and harm its national interests.

The Head of the Terror Crimes Prosecution said the High Criminal Court also ordered the confiscation of seized items linked to the case.

According to prosecutors, the case began after the Cybercrime Directorate at the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption, Economic and Electronic Security detected a social media account publishing images and coordinates of sensitive and strategic locations across Bahrain.

Investigations found that the account had shared posts aimed at undermining Bahrain’s military, political and economic standing, while also praising and promoting what authorities described as hostile Iranian aggression against the Kingdom. Officials later identified the woman operating the account.

The Public Prosecution launched an immediate investigation, during which the defendant reportedly confessed to the charges. Prosecutors said she admitted using her social media account to assist hostile parties by posting photos and coordinates of key sites in Bahrain, alongside comments implying they could be targeted.

She also confessed to publishing videos and images of locations affected by attacks with the intention of glorifying and encouraging such acts, according to the prosecution.

Following the investigation, prosecutors ordered her detention before referring the case to the High Criminal Court, which issued its verdict today.

The Public Prosecution stressed that Bahrain’s national interests are among the state’s highest priorities and must be protected at all times. It warned that seeking assistance from a foreign state or its affiliates to undermine Bahrain’s security, sovereignty or territorial integrity constitutes a serious state security offence punishable under Bahraini law.

Authorities also affirmed they would continue taking strict legal action against anyone involved in, supporting or inciting such acts, describing them as crimes that threaten the Kingdom’s security and stability, with penalties that could extend to capital punishment.