Stateless lawyer’s plea put off

The High Criminal Appeals Court adjourned the hearing of the appeal of a stateless lawyer accused of staying illegally in the country until February 22.

Taimoor Karimi was among the 31 people, whose Bahraini citizenships were revoked in 2012 for undermining the state security, according to a statement issued at that time by the Ministry of Interior.

He was ordered to be deported by the Lower Criminal Court and was also fined BD100 for living in Bahrain without permission. However, he appealed the court ruling. It’s worth noting that the Interior Ministry said in 2012 that citizenship of 31 Bahrainis have been revoked – under Clause (C) of Article (10) of the Citizenship Law.

The clause permits the revocation of nationality when a holder of Bahraini citizenship undermines state security.