The defendants were involved in gathering information on sensitive sites and facilitating related financial transfers, the statement said. [Getty]
A Bahraini court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out what it described as “hostile and terrorist acts” against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday.
The defendants were involved in gathering information on sensitive sites and facilitating related financial transfers, the statement said.
Bahrain’s interior ministry said on 9 May that it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to the IRGC. The ministry said security authorities had uncovered a group tied to the IRGC, while public prosecutor investigations also involved cases related to sympathy with Iranian attacks.
Last month, 69 people had their citizenship revoked for allegedly sympathising with Iran.
Around 350 people have been detained by authorities since the start of the war, said Bahraini human rights researcher Sayed Almuhafdha, who described the current period of repression as the worst since 2011.
