Bahrain Court: 3-Year Prison Term Handed down to Defendant Accused of Planting Mock Bomb in Aali

2020-07-25 - 11:22 p

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Court of Appeal sentenced a defendant to 3 years in prison over charges of planting a mock bomb on Shaikh Zayed Street in the Aali area, opposite to a driving school.

The court of first instance had sentenced the accused to a 5-year prison term after accusing him of planting a mock model of explosives for a terrorist purpose.

The authorities had stated that they confiscated a black coated gas cylinder connected to electric wires, a digital watch and metal case, and reached the suspect through DNA evidence.

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