Bahraini court upholds 15 year sentences handed to 28 defendants

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -  Yesterday, an Appeals Court in Bahrain has upheld 15 year sentences that had been handed to 28 defendants in an “attempted murder” case. Three other defendants in the same case had their sentences reduced to 7 years. However, the defendants had told their lawyers that they had been mistreated and assaulted in a way that would not leave marks or bruises on their bodies. On the other hand, the Bahraini courts had in many cases either acquitted or reduced sentences of security officials accused of “murder” of protesters or detainees in the political unrest. The unbalanced rulings highlight the Bahraini Judiciary’s travesty of justice./129