Online slur: Man fined

A 35-year-old Bahraini Twitter user has been fined BD50 in a defamation case. The lawsuit was lodged by a lawyer, who accused him of posting insulting remarks against him. The defendant was implicated in five similar cases before, and was fined BD200 after being found guilty. He

Editorial Team Legacy

Published 2 February 2016, 8:00 · Updated 22:13

Link copied

A 35-year-old Bahraini Twitter user has been fined BD50 in a defamation case. The lawsuit was lodged by a lawyer, who accused him of posting insulting remarks against him. The defendant was implicated in five similar cases before, and was fined BD200 after being found guilty.

He was found guilty of insulting and slandering people, attacking their honour and reputation and offending Bahraini families using indecent expressions through social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram.

Online slur: Man fined

Editorial Team Legacy

Share your reaction!

Comments