Bahraini court upholds 5-year prison term for opposition figure Nabeel Rajab
The Bahraini Court of Appeal has upheld the five-year prison term against the Persian Gulf island country’s prominent opposition figure and pro-democracy campaigner Nabeel Rajab over his tweets deemed critical of the Manama regime and the deadly Saudi-led war against Yemen.
The court ruling was issued on Tuesday, prompting the Bahrain Center for Human Rights calling it only an attempt to silence Rajab and stop his human rights activities and a retaliatory move against his influence in raising awareness about the human rights violations taking place in under the Al Khalifah regime.
Meanwhile, the Amnesty international condemned the court ruling in a statement, saying, "It is absolutely outrageous that he has to spend another single day behind bars solely for expressing his opinion online.
"The Supreme Criminal Court sentenced the 53-year-old top opposition figure to five years in prison on 21 February. Bahrain's Court of Cassation, which has the ultimate say in the case of appeals in the country, had also upheld a two-year jail sentence against Rajab on January 15.
Source: PressTV