Bahraini youths jailed for riots
Seven Bahraini youths were each jailed for a year yesterday for illegal assembly and rioting.
They were sentenced at the Lower Criminal Court, as family members and supporters demonstrated outside. The seven were convicted in connection with violent clashes with police in Daih and Jidhafs. All were present in court to hear the ruling, along with three of their lawyers.
The seven defendants are: Jaffar Abduljabbar Jaffar, Ahmed Yousuf Ahmed Nasser, Mohammed Abdulrasool Ahmed Ahmed, Abdulla Madan Ahmed, Mohammed Hassan Yousuf Saif, Ali Jaffar Jassim and Jaffar Hussain Mahmood Yousuf.
Trouble flared and spread to other areas following a march in Sanabis on January 19, by supporters demanding the release of 21 people held following a demonstration at Bahrain International Airport, on December 25 last year.
As the seven were taken away in handcuffs yesterday, protesters began shouting and chatting as police stood by, but there was no trouble.
GDN :: Mohammed Aslam :: 20 Apr ’06