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| Bahrain Court Jails Three Protesters |
| 2013-06-04 |
[An Nahar] A Bahrain court on Monday tossed in the slammerDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! three protesters for up to 15 years on charges including attempting to kill a policeman and taking part in anti-government demonstrations, a lawyer said. The main defendant was given 15 years for trying to kill the officer, as well as joining protests and taking part in violence in June 2012 in a Shiite village near the capital Manama, the lawyer said. The second got 10 years, also for attempted murder and participating in protests and violence, while the third was tossed in the slammer Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! for five years, the lawyer said, requesting anonymity. |
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