A Court on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a Bahraini found guilty of murdering an on duty policeman in Sitra by running over him intentionally with his car several times. Another defendant was given a life sentence for the same charge.
In the murder case of a policeman Ahmad Ahmad Al Muraisi deliberately while he was on duty in Sitra by using two cars in a terror act which is a violation of laws and endangering the lives of people , spreading terror and fear as well as obstructing the public authorities from carrying out their duties . Those involved in this case also protest in public areas disturbing public security. The Court issued unanimously sentence to death for defendant Ali Yusuf Abdulwahab Al Taweel and Life imprisonment to defendant Mehdi Ali Attia.
Both defendants can now appeal to Bahrain’s highest civilian court, the Court of Cassation, according to Decree Number 28 issued earlier this year by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa.