Bahrain court to announce verdict on man who ‘insulted’ judicial authority

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

The Lower Criminal Court will announce today its verdict in the case of a Bahraini man accused of insulting the judicial authority on social media platforms. After the defendant’s lawyers presented their closing argument, the judges decided to adjourn until today before disclosing its decision.

The Public Prosecution revealed that it had received an official request from the judicial authority to criminally investigate the defendant after he published a video on social media and it included insults against the judicial authority. As a result, he was summoned up and was questioned. The accused admitted to sharing the videos but denied he intended to insult the judicial authority.

He said that his aim was to raise awareness of cases published in newspapers. “The defendant had been accustomed to inappropriately comments on verdicts issued by courts. He published videos on his social media accounts that included insults said inside courtrooms. He also deliberately hurled false accusations against the authority,” the Public Prosecution said in their closing argument.