Breaking News
News of Bahrain
Bahrain1 September 20161 min read

Bahraini woman jailed for defaming HM King

By DT News Network. Manama : A Bahraini woman accused of defaming HM the King has been jailed for one year. The woman is said to have posted insulting comments on Twitter against HM the King. She was arrested based on a tip-off to the authorities. The woman's Twitter account was investigated by the

Editorial Team Legacy

Published 1 September 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:03

Link copied
Bahraini woman jailed for defaming HM King

Manama : A Bahraini woman accused of defaming HM the King has been jailed for one year. The woman is said to have posted insulting comments on Twitter against HM the King. She was arrested based on a tip-off to the authorities.

The woman’s Twitter account was investigated by the General Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Economic and Electronic Security.

She had been charged with posting tendentious comments in order to destabilise the public peace in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Share your reaction!

Comments

Join the conversation

Sign in to leave a comment. Every comment is reviewed before it goes live.

No comments yet. Start the conversation.