Bahrain puts two ex-MPs on trial

Dubai, June 12: A Bahraini special court began today the trial of two former MPs accused of calling for regime change and spreading rumours linked to pro-democracy protests crushed in mid-March.
Matar Matar and Jawad Fayrouz, who were arrested at gunpoint in early May, appeared in court in two separate cases but facing the same charges, according to state news agency BNA. They were both accused of "public incitement for regime change and deliberately spreading biased rumours, in addition to taking part in public gatherings," BNA said, adding that they pleaded not guilty.
The military prosecutor argued that their alleged confessions and "technical evidence" were enough to convict them. The hearing in the case of Fayruz was adjourned until June 19, while Matar's trial will reconvene on June 21.
Meanwhile, the court sentenced female poet Ayat al-Qarmazi to one year in prison on charges of "take part in assembly for the purpose of committing crimes, and instigating hatred to the regime," BNA said.
Qarmazi, 20, became known for reading an anti-regime poem at the sit-in protest at Pearl Square, the focal point of protests which was demolished immediately after the demonstrators were driven out. AFP

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