Bahrain's appeals court has sentenced three senior
members of the country's opposition movement to life in prison over
charges of spying for neighbouring Qatar according to a statement from the public prosecutor.
The trio was sentenced for "acts of hostility" against Bahrain and
"communicating with Qatari officials... to overthrow constitutional
order", the public prosecutor's statement said.
The latest ruling can be appealed.
Salman is currently serving a four-year sentence in a separate case - "inciting hatred" in the kingdom, which has seen mainly Shia protests against the Sunni monarchy since 2011.
In November, Salman and two other members of al-Wefaq were charged with working for Qatari intelligence with the aim of overthrowing the Bahraini government.
The verdict against Sheikh Ali Salman, who headed
the now-outlawed al-Wefaq movement, as well as Sheikh Hassan Sultan and
Ali al-Aswad came on Sunday Nov 04,2018, months after their acquittal by the high
criminal court in June.
Sultan and al-Aswad were tried in absentia.
The latest ruling can be appealed.
Salman is currently serving a four-year sentence in a separate case - "inciting hatred" in the kingdom, which has seen mainly Shia protests against the Sunni monarchy since 2011.
In November, Salman and two other members of al-Wefaq were charged with working for Qatari intelligence with the aim of overthrowing the Bahraini government.
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