Murderers put behind bars after two years of their criminal act

The Cassation Court, Bahrain’s top court, has upheld the death sentences issued against two defendants implicated in murdering a police officer in Karbabad. According to court reports, father-of-two Mohammed Naveed died when he was trapped in a burning police vehicle following a firebomb attack in Karbabad on April 16, 2016. He is reported to have suffered sixth-degree burns and firemen reportedly retrieved his charred body from the vehicle, while two other officers suffered serious injuries in the assault. Apart from the defendants sentenced to death, namely Alsayed Al Abar and Hussain Mahdi, there were ten more men accused in this case. Three of them were sentenced to life behind bars, three were jailed for 10 years each, one got seven-year sentence, one jailed for five years and two received three years jail term. Nine of the defendants also had their citizenship stripped and seven were ordered to pay a combined fine of BD28,716 for damages caused to the vehicle. The men were found guilty of setting up and being part of a terror group that targeted the country’s unity and stability. All sentences were also upheld by the Cassation Court except for the five years’ imprisonment jail term which was issued against one defendant. It was reduced to a three-year jail term