Death sentence comes after many hearings
Manama : Six suspects were charged with joining the terror group Al Ashtar Brigades.
“They, along with the second suspect were charged with carrying out terrorist activities, killing and attempting to kill policemen, damage public properties, and possessing, storing and using explosive substances. Their aim was to carry out acts of terror, fund their terror group and finance its activities,” Al Hammadi said.
The High Criminal Court sentenced three defendants to death and the remaining suspects to life in jail.
Some of the defendants were also stripped off their nationality.
The defendants challenged the verdict and their lawyers presented memoranda explaining the reason for challenging the court rulings.
The verdicts were later upheld by the Court of Appeals.
The Public Prosecution referred the case to the Court of Cassation which cancelled the sentence and referred it back to the Court of Appeal on October 17, 2016 to re-consider it
The Appeals Court deliberated the case a second time on December 4, and upheld the sentence.
The appeals by the defendants were again reviewed by the Court of Cassation last Monday.
The Court upheld the initial ruling, and the death sentence was finalised leading to the execution.
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