Three other activists who were also the trial in the same case received sentences of life in prison.
The of Bahrain human rights activists expressed fears that the verdicts could generate a new wave of protests in the small Kingdom of the Persian Gulf. They also argued that the trial was rendered unfair by a series of legal abuse, including the arrest of one of the lawyers, defendants, Mohammed al-Tajer, one of the most prominent lawyers of the Bahrain. The suspects were also prohibited from meeting with their families, and the media were not allowed to cover the trial.
"These verdicts will have a considerable negative impact on the Bahraini society," said Mohamed Maskati, who leads a group of human rights in the Kingdom. "We fear brutal violence in the coming days." I am not optimistic at all - especially that might be more similar verdicts in the near future. ?
Other activists refused to talk, citing the wave of arrests that swept the country over the past two months.
Amnesty International urged the Bahrain to not make the verdict.
"They must respect the right to a fair trial and that they must step use the death penalty in all circumstances," he said in a statement published Thursday.
The defendants said Bahraini authorities had the right of appeal, although Amnesty International and local human rights groups said that the appeal would be negligible at this stage.
"The defendants received all legal rights under the international laws of human rights", the Bahraini Government said in a statement released Thursday. "The verdict is a clear indication of the absolute condemnation of the barbaric crimes and a deep commitment to the protection of life valuable community."
The Shiite majority of the Bahrain, which has long complained of marginalization by the ruling Sunni elite, the streets the month last in mass demonstrations and sit-ins demanding of reform, equal rights and freedoms. The King declares martial law and requested the assistance of the Saudi troops crackdown on protests and to crush the dissent.
At least 30 people were reported killed since the demonstrations began in March, among them four in custody. Activists of the human rights said that they are dead after that they were brutally tortured. The Bahraini authorities have recognized the death but no have not explained them.
Bahrain events have been inspired by the Tunisian and Egyptian, uprisings in which the Presidents of both countries intervened under popular pressure after only a few weeks.
Seven leaders of the opposition in the Bahrain were accused of the premeditated murder of the employees of the Government. Military prosecutors introduced a video that has been suggested that the demonstrators had crushed the police with a car. Counsel for the accused denied the charges.
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