Bahrain executes three for killing officers
UAE army officer First Lieutenant Tariq Al Shehi was among the victims of 2014 attack
Bahrain yesterday executed three people after they were found guilty of killing three officers, including UAE army officer First Lieutenant Tariq Al Shehi.
The head of terrorist crime prosecution Ahmad Al Hammadi said that the executions were carried out in the morning by a firing squad and in the presence of a judge, representatives from the public prosecution, the prison warden, a doctor and a preacher as stipulated by law.
Al Hammadi said executions took place after the legally prescribed procedures were taken, the verdict of the Court of Cassation became final and enforceable, and the Attorney General called for its implementation accordingly.
On Monday, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence for the three people found guilty of killing Al Shehi and policemen Mohammad Raslan and Ammar Abdu Ali Mohammad. The killing occurred on March 3, 2014 in the village of Daih in the suburbs of the capital Manama.
According to case documents, the defendants planted remotely detonating explosive devices on the highway and lured policemen to the scene after staging riots and carrying out acts of vandalism.
Bahrain yesterday morning executed three people after they were found guilty of killing three officers, including UAE army officer First Lieutenant Tariq Al Shehi.
The head of terrorist crime prosecution Ahmad Al Hammadi said that the executions were carried out in the morning by a firing squad and in the presence of a judge, representatives from the public prosecution, the prison warden, a doctor and a preacher as stipulated by law.
Al Hammadi said executions took place after the legally prescribed procedures were taken, the verdict of the Court of Cassation became final and enforceable, and the Attorney General called for its implementation accordingly.
On Monday, the Cassation Court upheld the death sentence for three people found guilty of killing Al Shehi and policemen Mohammad Raslan and Ammar Abdu Ali Mohammad.
The killing occurred on March 3, 2014 in the village of Daih in the suburbs of the capital Manama.
According to case documents, the defendants planted remote detonating IEDs on the highway and lured policemen to the scene after staging riots and carrying out acts of vandalism. The detonation killed three men and injured 13.