Verdict in spying case on June 21

Manama : The High Criminal Court will deliver its verdict in the Qatar espionage case on June 21, Advocate General Osama Al Oufi has said.

In the case, Ali Salman Ali Ahmed, Hassan Ali Jumaa Sultan and Ali Mehdi Ali Al Aswad are accused of sharing intelligence with Qatar.

The accused are facing charges of sharing intelligence to carry out hostile acts against Bahrain, undermine its political and economic status as well as its national interest to overthrow the political system.

The suspects are also facing charges of passing defence secrets to a foreign country, accepting money from a foreign country for providing it with military secrets and information about the internal situation if the country, spreading tendentious rumours and fallacies abroad to weaken the Kingdom’s economy and undermine its prestige.

The court yesterday heard the case in an open session as per the law. The first defendant attended the trial accompanied by his lawyers. The second and third defendants did not attend. 

The prosecution presented its reply, commented on the defence of the first defendant and refuted his argument. The prosecution also presented additional evidence.