Bahrain military prosecutor demands death penalty for 7 Shiite protesters on trial<\/p>\n
By: The Associated Press
\nMANAMA, Bahrain – Bahrain’s state news agency says a military prosecutor has demanded death penalty for seven anti-government protesters on trial in the Gulf kingdom for the killing of two policemen during protests.<\/p>\n
The Bahrain News Agency says the prosecutor presented evidence during a hearing Sunday that showed the opposition supporters attacked the policemen “on purpose and called for inflicting the capital punishment.”<\/p>\n
The seven were charged in a military court with premeditated murder of government employees.<\/p>\n
The defendants’ lawyers denied the charges, the report said.<\/p>\n
The next hearing is set for Thursday. Hundreds of protesters calling for greater rights and freedoms have been detained since Bahrain declared martial law last month. …source<\/a><\/p>\n