Court issues verdict in defamation case against journalist

A Bahraini court has ordered to detain the Editor in Chief of Al Watan Newspaper Yousif Al Binkhalil in connection with a defamation case.

The Court in its verdict said that Al Binkhalil remains free on a BD100 bail or by accepting a manual community work to replace the punishment. The Bahrain Journalist Association, in a statement, expressed its shock at the case filed against Al Binkhalil by a member of the House of Representatives, while affirming its obedience and respect to the Bahraini law and judicial system.