Bahrain Sentences Three To Life On Charges Of Collaborating With Iran

Manama: Bahrain sentenced on Tuesday three people to life on charges of collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, while over 20 others were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison by a court in Bahrain, which was hard-hit by Iranian attacks during the war.

A woman "accused of... collaborating with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards terrorist organisation, with the intention of carrying out hostile terrorist acts" was sentenced to life imprisonment, the public prosecution said in a statement.

Two other people, one of whom fled to Iran, also received life sentences and a 10,000 dinar fine ($26,487) on similar charges, it added.

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In a separate case, "the court sentenced 10 defendants to prison terms of up to 10 years", with three of them to be deported after serving their sentences.

They were convicted for supporting Iran, filming in prohibited locations and disseminating banned statements.

Another 11 people were sentenced to up to five years in jail and a fine for "violence and sabotage committed during the Iranian attacks on the Kingdom of Bahrain last March", the prosecution said.

The sentences come as Gulf countries are on high alert, with Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates also cracking down on Iran-linked networks.

On May 9, Bahrain's interior ministry said security services had dismantled an organisation accused of links to Iran's Guards and arrested 41 of its suspected members.

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