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U.S. prisoner in Bahrain gets 10 years in jail: lawyer
Source: Reuters
U.S. prisoner in Bahrain gets 10 years in jail: lawyer
DUBAI | Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:27am EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 10 years in jail in Bahrain on Tuesday on charges of attempted murder during a disturbance related to Shi'ite Muslim demands for greater rights.
Bahrain has seen almost daily protests by members of the Shi'ite majority since February 2011, when it quelled a Shi'ite led uprising demanding that the Sunni al-Khalifa dynasty give up power.
Tagi al-Maidan had earlier told Reuters the charges against him were false, but that he had made a false confession under torture after his detention in October last year.
The government has denied any abuse in the incident, saying it has a "zero-tolerance policy" towards torture.
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DUBAI | Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:27am EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. citizen was sentenced to 10 years in jail in Bahrain on Tuesday on charges of attempted murder during a disturbance related to Shi'ite Muslim demands for greater rights.
Bahrain has seen almost daily protests by members of the Shi'ite majority since February 2011, when it quelled a Shi'ite led uprising demanding that the Sunni al-Khalifa dynasty give up power.
Tagi al-Maidan had earlier told Reuters the charges against him were false, but that he had made a false confession under torture after his detention in October last year.
The government has denied any abuse in the incident, saying it has a "zero-tolerance policy" towards torture.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-bahrain-usa-prisoner-idUSBRE98N0SR20130924