Bahrain court upholds death sentences for 2015 blast

MANAMA (AA) - Bahrain’s Court of Cassation on Monday upheld death sentences handed down earlier against two people -- and jail terms for 20 others -- convicted of funding an “illegal terrorist group”, according to Bahraini state media.

The sentences against the 22 individuals, which are final and cannot be appealed, were first delivered by a lower court in 2017.

Charges on which the individuals were convicted include murdering police officers; the attempted murder of others; possession of explosive devices; receiving training in the use of weapons and explosives for terrorist purposes; and harboring fugitives,” according to the Bahrain News Agency.

The 22 were convicted in relation to a 2015 bombing in Manama that killed a police officer and injured six other people.

Anadolu Agency was unable to obtain immediate comment from the lawyers or families of the 22 sentenced individuals.