Lawyer Mohammad Al-Jishi posted on his personal Twitter account that the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a royal pardon, releasing detainee Tagi Al-Maidan, who holds the American passport and is sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A U.S. citizen who had been sentenced in Bahrain to 10 years in jail in 2013 has been granted a royal pardon and was freed on Thursday after paying a fine, he and his lawyer said.