A Bahraini court has sentenced nine defendants to life imprisonment and two others to three years in prison for cooperating with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the state news agency, according to UNN.
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The statement said the defendants were involved in gathering information on sensitive sites and facilitating related financial transfers.
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior announced on May 9 the arrest of 41 individuals who, it said, were linked to the IRGC. The ministry reported that security agencies had uncovered a group associated with the IRGC, while the prosecutor's office investigations also covered cases related to expressing sympathy for Iranian attacks.
Iran launched attacks on targets in Bahrain and other Arab Gulf states, where U.S. military bases are located, after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28.
Bahrain arrests 41 people for alleged links to the IRGC09.05.26, 15:32