Manama : A Bahraini court today postponed until October 31 its verdict in the trial of activist Nabeel Rajab, charged with spreading false information and posting online insults, a judicial source said. The criminal court, with Rajab present behind bars, was scheduled to give its
Manama : A Bahraini court today postponed until October 31 its verdict in the trial of activist Nabeel Rajab, charged with spreading false information and posting online insults, a judicial source said.
The criminal court, with Rajab present behind bars, was scheduled to give its verdict at Thursday's hearing.
The activist, who had been pardoned for health reasons last year, was re-arrested in June and is on trial on a list of charges, including insulting a state institution and Saudi Arabia in online postings.
He is also accused of "spreading false news and rumours and inciting propaganda during wartime which could undermine the war operations by the Bahraini armed forces and weaken the nation", state news agency BNA reported Thursday.
Bahrain is part of a Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen.
The 51-year-old has remained in custody throughout the trial but was briefly hospitalised in late June for health problems.
