Witnesses to testify in jail bribery case

Prosecution witnesses will testify on January 28 in the trial of a prison guard, accused of accepting bribe. 

The guard reportedly facilitated taking a phone as well as nuts and Viagra pills to an inmate in Jaw Prison. 

His illicit act came to light following a tip-off to police, and he was found to have received an iPhone 6, two Samsung phones and BD2,370 from the inmate’s brother in exchange of smuggling the items to him inside the jail. 

According to court files, the prison guard of Asian origin was convinced by the inmate that he could bring his family to Bahrain and promised him a house to stay and a car if he smuggled the items to him. 

The inmate and his brother are also standing trial in this case, after being charged with abetting the crime.

“I was upset a bit, and when the inmate saw me he asked me why I was looking sad,” the guard had told the prosecutors earlier. 

“I told him I wasn’t feeling comfortable with my work in Jaw Prison, and he told me that with his contacts he could shift me to another venue,” he added. 

“He requested me to call his brother, who later gave me several phones and nuts to take them inside the jail. He also conned me with his abilities to give me a house and a car.”

The brother, however, denied knowing anything about his brother’s plans to smuggle the items inside the jail with the help of the guard.