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22 in court for Bahrain rioting

Manama , August 23, 2011

Twenty-two men accused of rioting during Bahrain's unrest appeared in court for the first time yesterday (August 22).

It is believed to be the first time such a large number of suspects have appeared in court in connection with the unrest since cases were transferred from a military court to the civilian courts in June.

Families of the defendants showed up for the hearings, but were asked to wait outside the courts. The defendants were separated into two groups and appeared before two different judges at the Lower Criminal Court.

Although most courts are closed for the summer, some remain open to handle urgent cases.

Among those who appeared before a judge yesterday were 12 men standing trial at the Fourth Lower Criminal Court.

Five of them were accused of rioting, falsifying news and uploading videos and photos of riots onto the Internet. Three of these five were also accused of inciting hatred towards the country and its leadership.

A sixth Bahraini appeared in the Fourth Lower Criminal Court to deny taking part in riots at Salmaniya Medical Complex and the GCC (Pearl) Roundabout.

All six had their trials adjourned until September 5 for further study.

Another five men who appeared in the Fourth Lower Criminal Court stand accused of rioting and throwing metal objects at police, while one of them was also accused of obtaining a Molotov cocktail.

The five denied the charges, but judges rejected a request by their lawyers to release them on guarantee of their place of residence.

Instead, the court adjourned their trial until September 12 for further study and summoned a sixth defendant named in the case.

Meanwhile, another Bahraini suspect was released from custody yesterday despite being accused of taking part in riots and calling for demonstrations.

He was released upon guarantee of his place of residence and placed under a travel ban after denying all charges. His case was also adjourned until September 12 for further study.

In the Sixth Lower Criminal Court, a judge questioned 10 Bahrainis individually behind closed doors.

However, no details of the charges against them were available and the case was adjourned until September 11 for further study. – TradeArabia News Service




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