Shii News – Sheikh Ali Salman’s Life Sentence Upheld

Leading Bahraini Opposition Figure Sentenced to Life in Prison Exhausts All Appeals

28 January 2019 – Today, on 28 January 2019, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of prominent al-Wefaq opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, therefore upholding his sentence of life in prison. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly rejects the court’s decision to confirm Sheikh Ali Salman’s life sentence and the political nature of the case.

For ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 287 click here.
See also BIRD Weekly 222.