15 years jail for terror convict

The First High Appellate Criminal Court has upheld the 15 years jail sentence handed down to a Bahraini convicted of attacking police officers.

According to court details, the convict along with others targeted police officers by hurling Molotov cocktails and other explosives at them. One police officer suffered serious injuries in the incident with burns to his face and legs, the prosecutors said.

The prosecutors added that it was the first accused, who recruited other members of the terror group. All of them were charged with attacking police officers, possessing weapons and rioting by the Public Prosecution.