Dubai: A Bahraini criminal court sentenced senior opposition figure Majeed Milad to two years in prison for incitement to public disobedience of the law, state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
Authorities arrested Milad, a senior member of the Al Wefaq opposition political party, in June. BNA quoted prosecutor Ahmad Al Quraishi as saying Milad had the right of appeal. Milad’s lawyer, Abdullah Al Shamlawi, also reported the sentencing in a tweet. In July, the US State Department said the detention and prosecution of Milad and other figures, including Al Wefaq leader Ali Salman, was concerning. Bahrain responded at the time by saying all its actions followed due legal process. Salman, sentenced in June to four years in jail after he was convicted of inciting unrest, is due in court on Thursday for a hearing of an appeal in his case.
