AhlulBayt News Agency - Activists on social media said that a Bahraini appeals court commuted on Tuesday (April 5, 2016) the prison sentence issued against on blogger and activist Ali Me'raj to a year and 6 months. Consequently, he was released after spending more than two years behind bars.
A court of first instance had sentenced Al-Me'raj to two years in prison over charges of insulting the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa online.
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source : Miraat Bahrain
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7 April 2016
6:18:59 AM
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Bahraini activist released after 2 years of Imprisonment over charges of insulting Al-Khalifa
A court of first instance had sentenced Al-Me'raj to two years in prison over charges of insulting the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa online.