Bahrain’s Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs

BAHRAIN: TWO DEATH SENTENCES UPHELD IN TERROR CASE

February 26, 2019:

The Cassation Court in Bahrain upheld the death penalty for two defendants in the case of establishing and funding an illegal terrorist group, the murder of police officers and the attempted murder of others, Gulf News reported on 25 February 2019.
Other charges in the case include detonating and possessing explosives, training in the use of weapons and explosives for terrorist purposes, making flammable materials, harbouring convicted persons and fugitives, failing to report terrorist plans, entering and exiting the Kingdom illegally, Ahmad Al Hammadi, the head of the anti-terror prosecution said.
Two police officers were killed and six were injured in the terrorist attack that occurred on July 28, 2015 in Sitra.