15 May 2018•Update: 15 May 2018
By Mohamed Fahd
MANAMA, Bahrain
A Bahraini court on Tuesday revoked the citizenship of 115 people on charges of terrorism and espionage.
In a statement, prosecutor Hamad Shahin said the court jailed 53 people for life in prison and 62 others for three years each.
Twenty-three people were acquitted by the court, he said.
The 115 defendants are among a group of 138 people standing trial on terrorism and espionage charges and forming an outlawed group.
Tuesday’s verdicts are still subject to appeal.
