Amendment Authorizes Military Trials For Terrorist Suspects; King Approves Move
April 04 2017
The king of Bahrain has backed a constitutional amendment passed by the Parliament authorizing military courts to try civilians, reports the BBC.
Under the amendment approved Monday by King Hamad, the courts can try any civilians accused of threatening the security of the state. Both houses of Parliament pass the action several weeks ago.
The military courts in the past could only try civilians under a state of emergency. The last emergency state was declared in 2011 for...
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