{"id":19846,"date":"2014-02-22T09:58:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T16:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=19846"},"modified":"2014-02-22T09:58:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T16:58:43","slug":"court-of-injustice-exploits-recent-policeman-death-to-justify-death-penalty-in-older-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=19846","title":{"rendered":"Court of Injustice Exploits Recent Policeman Death to justify Death Penalty in Older Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrain sentences protester to death, jails 8<\/strong>
\n19 February, 2014 – Al Akhbar<\/p>\n

A Bahrain court Wednesday sentenced a protester to death and jailed six others for life after they were convicted of killing a policeman a year ago, a judicial source said.<\/p>\n

Two others were sentenced to five and six years in prison respectively on similar charges.<\/p>\n

The officer, Mohamed Atef, died on February 14, 2013, after he was hit by a petrol bomb during clashes with protesters in a village near the capital.<\/p>\n

In addition to killing the policeman, the nine defendants were also convicted of taking part in an “unlicensed protest”.<\/p>\n

Death sentences are usually commuted to life imprisonment – 25 years – in the Gulf kingdom.<\/p>\n

Scores have been tried over unrest in Bahrain that erupted during Arab Spring-inspired protests against the ruling al-Khalifa family in mid-February 2011.<\/p>\n

Last year the authorities increased the penalties for those convicted of violence, introducing the death penalty or life terms in cases which resulted in deaths or injuries.<\/p>\n

A policeman was killed in similar circumstances on February 14 this year during protests marking the third anniversary of the uprising.<\/p>\n

And on Sunday, a Bahrain court handed down 15-year jail terms to two people convicted of trying to kill police officers.<\/p>\n

The International Federation for Human Rights says at least 89 people have been killed since the uprising began three years ago.
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