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EU ‘disappointed’ as Bahrain upholds activists’ sentences<\/strong>
\n5 September, 2012 – Agence France Presse<\/p>\n

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Wednesday she was “disappointed and concerned” after a Bahrain court upheld convictions against a score of activists accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy.<\/p>\n

“I am disappointed and concerned at the decision of the Bahraini Court of Appeal to uphold the harsh sentences against Mr Abdulhadi Khawaja and nineteen other individuals,” Ashton said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The court Tuesday retried 13 leading opposition figures, including seven facing life in prison, as well as seven others who remain at large.<\/p>\n

Among those sentenced was Khawaja who in June ended a 110-day hunger strike.<\/p>\n

The defendants, who played leading roles in month-long protests last year demanding democratic reforms, did not turn up in the appeals court, the lawyers said.<\/p>\n

The opposition swiftly condemned the “vindictive” rulings and accused the court of staging “mock trials,” the United States expressed its concern, while London-based Amnesty International denounced the ruling as “outrageous.”<\/p>\n

“I hope that the appeal before the Cassation Court will be fair, transparent and conducted in the full respect of international obligations Bahrain has subscribed to,” Ashton said.<\/p>\n

“I will continue to monitor the process and the overall situation in the country very closely,” she added on behalf of the European Union.
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