Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MANAMA66
2008-02-04 09:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
NO GOVERNMENT APPEAL AGAINST JUDGES' DECISION IN
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UNCLAS MANAMA 000066
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PTER EFIN ASEC BA
SUBJECT: NO GOVERNMENT APPEAL AGAINST JUDGES' DECISION IN
TERRORIST CELL CASE
REF: MANAMA 20 AND PREVIOUS
(SBU) The deadline for appeals in the terrorist cell case
(reftels) passed on January 30 with neither the prosecution
nor the defense opting to take action. Chief Prosecutor
Nawaf Al-Mouada confirmed to POLOFF on February 3 that
Bahrain's senior-most prosecutor, Ali bin Fadhul Al-Buainain,
had decided not to pursue an appeal of the January 16
verdict. For their part, defense attorneys had stated
previously that they would not appeal the verdict either,
viewing the six-month sentences as the equivalent of an
acquittal. Al-Mouada also confirmed that Ishaaq Faheem
Ishaaq Abd al-Rahman, Abdulrahman Mohammad Jaffar Ali, and
Ali Eid Muttar Jassim were released shortly after the
announcement of the verdict, and, with credit for time
served, have completed their sentences.
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Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/
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HENZEL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PTER EFIN ASEC BA
SUBJECT: NO GOVERNMENT APPEAL AGAINST JUDGES' DECISION IN
TERRORIST CELL CASE
REF: MANAMA 20 AND PREVIOUS
(SBU) The deadline for appeals in the terrorist cell case
(reftels) passed on January 30 with neither the prosecution
nor the defense opting to take action. Chief Prosecutor
Nawaf Al-Mouada confirmed to POLOFF on February 3 that
Bahrain's senior-most prosecutor, Ali bin Fadhul Al-Buainain,
had decided not to pursue an appeal of the January 16
verdict. For their part, defense attorneys had stated
previously that they would not appeal the verdict either,
viewing the six-month sentences as the equivalent of an
acquittal. Al-Mouada also confirmed that Ishaaq Faheem
Ishaaq Abd al-Rahman, Abdulrahman Mohammad Jaffar Ali, and
Ali Eid Muttar Jassim were released shortly after the
announcement of the verdict, and, with credit for time
served, have completed their sentences.
********************************************* ********
Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/
********************************************* ********
HENZEL