Amnesty raps Puppet Bahrain jailing of Opposition

Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the imprisonment of Shia activists in Bahrain, describing the move as “appalling”.

According to Press TV, Amnesty International’s director for the Middle East and North Africa, Philip Luther, on Monday said “It’s appalling what passes for ‘justice’ today in Bahrain,” adding “The authorities simply slap the label ‘terrorist’ on defendants, and then subject them to all manner of violations to end up with a ‘confession’.”
The condemnation came after a Bahraini court, on Sunday, handed 50 Shias, including a prominent Iraqi cleric, prison terms of up to 15 years for allegedly forming an opposition group known as the “February 14 Revolution Youth Coalition” in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Luther said “The allegations that confessions were extracted under torture must be investigated promptly, thoroughly, and independently, with those responsible brought to justice.”
The court sentenced 16 defendants to 15 years in jail, four others to ten years, and the other 30 to five years.
Bahraini authorities accuse the anti-regime group of involvement in ‘terrorism.’