July 2022
1 report. Sentences 1
Bahrain sentences a hashish smuggler to death over 50 kg from Iran
The High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini man to death on 19 July 2022 for importing and possessing 50 kg of hashish with intent to distribute; prosecutors said the shipment came from Iran and the intelligence dated from March. On appeal the sentence became life imprisonment, and the Court of Cassation upheld the life term on 24 July 2023.