Children's Restorative Justice Law issues first decision in Bahrain involving mobile abuse by 15-year girl

TDT | Manama

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A girl under the age of 15 has been placed under judicial probation for one year in the first decision by the Judicial Committee for Childhood, the Supreme Judicial Council has announced.

The girl was charged by the Public Prosecution on two accounts – abuse via a mobile phone and misuse of a mobile phone. The girl admitted the charges, the committee said.

The decision was based on a report from a social expert commissioned by the committee.

The Judicial Committee for Childhood is specialized in looking into cases of danger to, or ill-treatment of, children, that are referred to it by the child prosecution.

The committee comprises the Child Correctional Court judge (the committee chair), a member of the Specialized Child Prosecution Office, both nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council, and an expert selected by the committee.