11th December 2013

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

area near the capital Manama in February 2012.

Bahrain jails 12 Shias for torching car warehouse

A Bahraini court on Wednesday sentenced 12 Shia Muslims to 15-year jail terms for attacking a car warehouse during unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a judicial source said. The 12 men were found guilty of setting re to the warehouse in a mostly Shia

The court also accused the men of taking part in an unauthorised demonstration and possessing Molotov cocktails, and handed the group a ne totalling 383,000 dinars ($1 million, 700,000 euros) for the 59 cars damaged in the warehouse. Another defendant was cleared of the charges in the case. Read More Ambassador to Bahrain Shigeki Sumi in the capital.

Bahraini court sentences 12 protesters to jail on arson charges

On Wednesday, the court sentenced the protesters to 15 years in jail each, accusing them of setting the car warehouse ablaze near the capital Manama where 59 cars were damaged in February 2012.!

The court also accused the defendants of participating in an unauthorized demonstration and possessing Molotov cocktails.! The Bahraini court slapped a total of 383,000 dinars (USD 1 million, 700,000 euros) in nes on the group for the cars damaged in the warehouse.! Read More

Bahrain boasts to Japan of human rights record

Bahrain's government said Wednesday it reviewed progress made in the human rights arena during talks in Manama with the Japanese ambassador. Bahraini Human Rights Minister Salah bin Ali AbdulRahman met Japanese

The Bahraini leader said he would send a delegation to Japan next year to survey its efforts to advance human rights. In Bahrain, the minister said much progress has been made on the reforms recommended by an independent panel on political violence in 2011, the ofcial Bahrain News Agency reported. Read More

UK fraud prosecutor launches review into Dahdaleh case collapse

Britain's leading fraud prosecutor is launching a full review of the circumstances that led to the collapse of a highprole corruption trial that has embarrassed an agency attempting to restore condence in its crime-busting abilities.

A day after the Serious Fraud Ofce (SFO) called off the prosecution of British Canadian businessman Victor Dahdaleh, the agency underlined the highrisk nature of the complex, cross-border cases it pursues. "As with all our casework, the SFO will undertake a full review of the circumstances of this case with a view to learning any lessons that can be applied to future cases," it said in an emailed response to questions. Read More much blood is being spilt trying.

Bahrain in desperate need of a majority rule

The Persian Gulf Islands of historical Mishmahig, Arab name Bahrain, is headed for isolation, chaos and secular ruin. The loathsome self-proclaimed Sunni King Hamad bin Isa Al-khalifa is leading the small nation into ethnic volatility by attempting to erase the Shia majority population. It wont work, and far too

Bahrain was historically Persian and a large portion of the majority population is Persian Shia. Hamad began his blood campaign in February of 2011 when a peaceful protest for equality and reform was organized in Pearl Square, the large white monument in Bahrains capital Manama. Hamad ordered the protesters, including woman and children, to be gunned down. Read More