Law 12/2017 comes into force
Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified and issued Law 12/2017 amending some provisions of Law 34/2002 after approval from the Shura Council and the Council of Representatives.
The amendment added two clauses (17 ditto) that stipulated the crimes committed by, or in cohort with, terrorist(s) that come under the jurisdiction of military courts whenever committed against BDF or National Guard personnel, paraphernalia, aircraft, ships, vehicles, buildings, weapons, installations, camps, manoeuvres, mobilisations, facilities, secrets, documents, records or official motorcades under military protection, routes, military operation zones, terrorist or state security crimes anywhere inside the Kingdom of Bahrain or abroad.
The Premier, BDF Commander-in-Chief and the President of the National Guard have been tasked – each according to his respective domain – to implement this law which becomes effective from the day after the date of its publication in the Gazette.
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