Two terror suspects sentenced to 10 years each

Deputy Prosecutor of the Anti-terror Crime Prosecution, Mohamed Al Nuaimi, said the High Criminal Court today sentenced two terror suspects each to ten years in jail on charges of undergoing training on the use of weapons and explosives to carry put terror attacks. 
The two defendants were stripped of their nationality. They were acquitted from the charges of joining a terrorist organization in breach of the law.
The Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) discovered that the first suspect had undergone military training abroad to carry out terror attacks in Bahrain. He was recruited by the second suspect who was a fugitive abroad and joined the so-called "14th of February" terrorist group. The second suspect tasked the first suspect to travel to Iraq where he received military training, including on the use of weapons and explosives to carry out terrorist attacks in July 2016.
The Prosecution relied on eyewitness testimonies, suspect confessions and technical reports. The two defendants were referred to the High Criminal Court which deliberated the case in the presence of their attorneys. They were accorded all the legal sureties.
The two defendants have the right to appeal the sentence at the Court of Appeal. The Bahraini legal system allows defendants to appeal before the Court of Appeal and also at the Court of Cassation.

Source: BNA