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Bahrain confirms jail sentence for opposition chief

Manama : Bahrain's appeals court on Monday confirmed a nine-year jail sentence against an opposition chief for inciting hatred and calling for regime change by force, a judicial source said. The verdict against cleric Ali Salman, whose Al-Wefaq movement was dissolved in July, was

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Published 12 December 2016, 8:00 · Updated 18:22

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Bahrain confirms jail sentence for opposition chief

Manama : Bahrain's appeals court on Monday confirmed a nine-year jail sentence against an opposition chief for inciting hatred and calling for regime change by force, a judicial source said.

The verdict against cleric Ali Salman, whose Al-Wefaq movement was dissolved in July, was reimposed after the court of cassation had overturned the nine-year jail term in October.

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