Bahrain court convicts Shiite activist, sends him to prison for 4 years over protest violence
\nBy Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, May 5, 6:40 AM<\/p>\n
MANAMA, Bahrain \u2014 Bahrain\u2019s military court has convicted a Shiite opposition activist and sentenced him to five years in prison for the attempted murder of a policeman during anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom. The Bahrain News Agency says another activist was acquitted of the same charge on Thursday. <\/p>\n
Bahrain\u2019s king declared martial law in March to crush weeks of demonstrations by the island\u2019s Shiite majority, which has campaigned for greater freedoms in the Sunni-ruled nation. At least 30 people have died since the protests began in February. Hundreds of protesters, opposition leaders, doctors and lawyers have been detained since emergency rule was imposed.<\/p>\n
Last week, four Shiite activists were sentenced to death for killing two policemen during the protests. …source<\/a><\/p>\n