Five lands in the dock for photographing and circulating death

TDT | Manama

Police arrested five men aged between 26 and 46 years for filming a death and circulating it on social media. The Director-General of the Southern Governorate Police Directorate announced the arrest. The suspects, all Asians by nationality, landed in the dock after a video shot by them appeared on social media.

Police officers, who took note of the video, launched an investigation resulting in the identification, and arrest of the suspects. It is illegal to photograph deaths or circulate it over the internet, causing distress to the grieving families. Legal measures are taken to refer the case to Public Prosecution.