Bahrain's High Criminal Court of Appeal has scheduled 19 January for the attendance and swearing-in of a court-appointed expert in the appeal against the conviction of the director of a centre affiliated with the Ministry of Social Devel
TDT | Manama
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Bahrain’s High Criminal Court of Appeal has scheduled 19 January for the attendance and swearing-in of a court-appointed expert in the appeal against the conviction of the director of a centre affiliated with the Ministry of Social Development.
The defendant was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison, fined, ordered to repay more than BD500,000, and had funds linked to the offences confiscated.
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He was convicted of collecting donations without a licence, misappropriating the funds and laundering the proceeds.
A second defendant was sentenced to one year in prison.
The court also sentenced the first defendant to 10 years’ imprisonment for offences related to the illegal collection and misappropriation of donations, ordering him to repay BD192,000, fining him an equivalent amount, and confiscating BD89,000.
He received an additional five-year sentence, a BD100,000 fine and the confiscation of BD97,000 in connection with money laundering charges.
